CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-64111

HighCVSS 7.1
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.14%

3th percentile - higher than 3% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel, a vulnerability was found in the LSM (Linux Security Module) mechanism. The lsm_set_self_attr() function does not hold the cred_guard_mutex, which may allow unauthorized changes to process security attributes, especially in the context of SELinux and AppArmor.

Risk Assessment

The risk involves potential bypass of access controls during security attribute changes, which could lead to privilege escalation or security policy violations.

Recommendation

It is recommended to immediately update the Linux kernel to a version containing the fix that adds holding the cred_guard_mutex in the lsm_set_self_attr() function.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: lsm: hold cred_guard_mutex for lsm_set_self_attr() Just as proc_pid_attr_write() already does before calling the LSM hook. This only matters for SELinux and AppArmor which check whether the process is being ptraced and if so, whether to allow the transition.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS