Bug 2506816 (CVE-2026-64253) - CVE-2026-64253 kernel: kernel/fork: clear PF_BLOCK_TS in copy_process()
Summary: CVE-2026-64253 kernel: kernel/fork: clear PF_BLOCK_TS in copy_process()
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-64253
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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medium
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Reported: 2026-07-24 16:05 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-07-28 12:04 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-07-24 16:05:28 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

kernel/fork: clear PF_BLOCK_TS in copy_process()

PF_BLOCK_TS is only set in blk_time_get_ns() when current->plug is
non-NULL, and blk_finish_plug() clears it via __blk_flush_plug()
before NULLing the plug pointer.  copy_process() breaks the
invariant by inheriting PF_BLOCK_TS from the parent while resetting
the child's plug to NULL.

Clear PF_BLOCK_TS alongside that assignment so callers can rely on
"PF_BLOCK_TS set implies current->plug != NULL" and dereference
current->plug unguarded.

Comment 1 Mauro Matteo Cascella 2026-07-28 12:01:57 UTC
Upstream advisory:
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2026072420-CVE-2026-64253-5b3f@gregkh/T


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