Bug 2480453 (CVE-2026-43499) - CVE-2026-43499 kernel: rtmutex: Use waiter::task instead of current in remove_waiter()
Summary: CVE-2026-43499 kernel: rtmutex: Use waiter::task instead of current in remove...
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-43499
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Reported: 2026-05-21 13:01 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-07-17 13:02 UTC (History)
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System ID Private Priority Status Summary Last Updated
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2026:37728 0 None None None 2026-07-10 12:24:25 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2026:38491 0 None None None 2026-07-13 12:16:10 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2026:38492 0 None None None 2026-07-13 07:59:22 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2026:39082 0 None None None 2026-07-14 05:28:30 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2026:39083 0 None None None 2026-07-14 05:43:19 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2026:39983 0 None None None 2026-07-15 13:41:26 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2026:39984 0 None None None 2026-07-15 13:43:00 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2026:40068 0 None None None 2026-07-15 15:54:19 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2026:40082 0 None None None 2026-07-15 16:03:15 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2026:40425 0 None None None 2026-07-15 23:21:10 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2026:40760 0 None None None 2026-07-16 07:16:18 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2026:41062 0 None None None 2026-07-16 21:26:17 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2026:41063 0 None None None 2026-07-16 21:29:08 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2026:41234 0 None None None 2026-07-17 12:49:24 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2026:41235 0 None None None 2026-07-17 13:02:23 UTC

Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-05-21 13:01:20 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

rtmutex: Use waiter::task instead of current in remove_waiter()

remove_waiter() is used by the slowlock paths, but it is also used for
proxy-lock rollback in rt_mutex_start_proxy_lock() when invoked from
futex_requeue().

In the latter case waiter::task is not current, but remove_waiter()
operates on current for the dequeue operation. That results in several
problems:

  1) the rbtree dequeue happens without waiter::task::pi_lock being held

  2) the waiter task's pi_blocked_on state is not cleared, which leaves a
     dangling pointer primed for UAF around.

  3) rt_mutex_adjust_prio_chain() operates on the wrong top priority waiter
     task

Use waiter::task instead of current in all related operations in
remove_waiter() to cure those problems.

[ tglx: Fixup rt_mutex_adjust_prio_chain(), add a comment and amend the
  	changelog ]

Comment 5 errata-xmlrpc 2026-07-10 12:24:24 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  NVIDIA for RHEL 10

Via RHSA-2026:37728 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:37728

Comment 6 errata-xmlrpc 2026-07-13 07:59:21 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10

Via RHSA-2026:38492 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:38492

Comment 7 errata-xmlrpc 2026-07-13 12:16:09 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Via RHSA-2026:38491 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:38491

Comment 8 errata-xmlrpc 2026-07-14 05:28:29 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Via RHSA-2026:39082 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:39082

Comment 9 errata-xmlrpc 2026-07-14 05:43:18 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Via RHSA-2026:39083 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:39083

Comment 10 errata-xmlrpc 2026-07-15 13:41:25 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions

Via RHSA-2026:39983 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:39983

Comment 11 errata-xmlrpc 2026-07-15 13:42:58 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support
  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On

Via RHSA-2026:39984 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:39984

Comment 12 errata-xmlrpc 2026-07-15 15:54:18 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support
  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On

Via RHSA-2026:40068 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:40068

Comment 13 errata-xmlrpc 2026-07-15 16:03:14 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions

Via RHSA-2026:40082 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:40082

Comment 14 errata-xmlrpc 2026-07-15 23:21:09 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update Support

Via RHSA-2026:40425 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:40425

Comment 15 errata-xmlrpc 2026-07-16 07:16:17 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Update Services for SAP Solutions
  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Telecommunications Update Service

Via RHSA-2026:40760 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:40760

Comment 16 errata-xmlrpc 2026-07-16 21:26:16 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Support

Via RHSA-2026:41062 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:41062

Comment 17 errata-xmlrpc 2026-07-16 21:29:07 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Update Services for SAP Solutions

Via RHSA-2026:41063 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:41063

Comment 18 errata-xmlrpc 2026-07-17 12:49:23 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support

Via RHSA-2026:41234 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:41234

Comment 19 errata-xmlrpc 2026-07-17 13:02:22 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support

Via RHSA-2026:41235 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:41235


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