CVE-2026-64253CWE-476

CVE-2026-64253

Medium · published July 24, 2026

CVSS v3.1
5.5
EPSS
0%
Percentile
1.4
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
5.5 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00114 · 1.4th percentile
Weakness
CWE-476 · NULL Pointer Dereference
Published
2026-07-24T20:16Z
Affected products (3)
ProductVersionsFixed in
linux/linux_kernel≥ 6.9, < 6.12.956.12.95
linux/linux_kernel≥ 6.13, < 6.18.386.18.38
linux/linux_kernel≥ 6.19, < 7.1.37.1.3
References (4)
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 24 JUL 15:31Z
    kernel/fork: clear PF_BLOCK_TS in copy_process()
    cvelistv5