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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: futex: Drop CLONE_THREAD requirement for private default hash alloc Currently need_futex_hash_allocate_default() depends on strict pthread semantics, abusing CLONE_THREAD. This breaks the non-concurrency assumptions when doing the mm->futex_ref pcpu allocations, leading to bugs[0] when sharing the mm in other ways; ie: BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in futex_hash_put ... where the +1 bias can end up on a percpu counter that mm->futex_ref no longer points at. Loosen the check to cover any CLONE_VM clone, except vfork(). Excluding vfork keeps the existing paths untouched (no overhead), and we can't race in the first place: either the parent is suspended and the child runs alone, or mm->futex_ref is already allocated from an earlier CLONE_VM.
Upstream advisory: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2026062439-CVE-2026-52973-af9c@gregkh/T
This issue has been addressed in the following products: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 Via RHSA-2026:45114 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:45114
This issue has been addressed in the following products: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Via RHSA-2026:47040 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:47040
This issue has been addressed in the following products: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 Via RHSA-2026:62642 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:62642
This issue has been addressed in the following products: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Via RHSA-2026:62640 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:62640