CVE-2024-26686

En el kernel de Linux, se ha resuelto la siguiente vulnerabilidad: fs/proc: do_task_stat: use sig->stats_lock para recopilar las estadísticas de subprocesos/hijos lock_task_sighand() puede desencadenar un bloqueo completo. Si los subprocesos NR_CPUS llaman a do_task_stat() al mismo tiempo y el proceso tiene NR_THREADS, girará con irqs deshabilitados O(NR_CPUS * NR_THREADS) tiempo. Cambie do_task_stat() para usar sig->stats_lock para recopilar las estadísticas fuera de ->sección protegida siglock, en el caso probable de que este código se ejecute sin bloqueo.

A vulnerability was found in the do_task_stat() function in the Linux kernel, where due to excessive lock contention, a potential hard lockup could be created. This can create a performance bottleneck and lead to kernel unresponsiveness.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fs/proc: do_task_stat: use sig->stats_lock to gather the threads/children stats lock_task_sighand() can trigger a hard lockup. If NR_CPUS threads call do_task_stat() at the same time and the process has NR_THREADS, it will spin with irqs disabled O(NR_CPUS * NR_THREADS) time. Change do_task_stat() to use sig->stats_lock to gather the statistics outside of ->siglock protected section, in the likely case this code will run lockless.

Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Linux kernel that may lead to a privilege escalation, denial of service or information leaks.