CVE-2026-64375: Linux kernel · FD links
Affects Linux kernelSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.8 High · fixed in dfd1894cb64cbd8758b461ed713800fe73db4f82 : patch Linux kernel soon.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 12:55 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 1% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- No evidence of active exploitation and no public proof of concept
- Automatable
- Attackers cannot reliably automate steps 1–4 of the kill chain
- Technical impact
- Total control over the software or total information disclosure
CISA SSVC assessment, 2026-10-16.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in dfd1894cb64cbd8758b461ed713800fe73db4f82, de497d7aa2fae453a7e7c8f7d3e8682e565e3aaf, 6255da28d4bb5349fe18e84cb043ccd394eba75d +5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 25 Jul 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
Upgrade to a fixed release listed under Affected software.
Affected software
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| LinuxLinux | Affected
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Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: proc: protect ptrace_may_access() with exec_update_lock (FD links) proc_pid_get_link() and proc_pid_readlink() currently look up the task from the pid once, then do the ptrace access check on that task, then look up the task from the pid a second time to do the actual access. That's racy in several ways. To fix it, pass the task to the ->proc_get_link() handler, and instead of proc_fd_access_allowed(), introduce a new helper call_proc_get_link() that looks up and locks the task, does the access check, and calls ->proc_get_link().
References
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/6253dfee5afba536bb54fc6fe6c091c3758fafe1 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/65bf0d2b6e914f1448d6a2fde193dcf60936a651 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/de497d7aa2fae453a7e7c8f7d3e8682e565e3aaf (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/138c692d2b2d63d26f2eb957d0e4fcc5d61f9ff2 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/83b17872e3166c295c599279fc9562ac3840c638 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/497c6bae5167428596575f20af6613ff5671f383 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/dfd1894cb64cbd8758b461ed713800fe73db4f82 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/6255da28d4bb5349fe18e84cb043ccd394eba75d (opens in a new tab)
- cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-019113.html (opens in a new tab)
- cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-457936.html (opens in a new tab)