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CVE-2026-43499 In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: rtmutex: Use waiter::task instead of current in…

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: rtmutex: Use waiter::task instead of current in remove_waiter() remove_waiter() is used by the slowlock paths, but it is also used for proxy-lock rollback in rt_mutex_start_proxy_lock() when invoked from futex_requeue(). In the latter case waiter::task is not current, but remove_waiter() operates on current for the dequeue operation. That results in several problems: 1) the rbtree dequeue happens without waiter::task::pi_lock being held 2) the waiter task's pi_blocked_on state is not cleared, which leaves a dangling pointer primed for UAF around. 3) rt_mutex_adjust_prio_chain() operates on the wrong top priority waiter task Use waiter::task instead of current in all related operations in remove_waiter() to cure those problems. [ tglx: Fixup rt_mutex_adjust_prio_chain(), add a comment and amend the changelog ]

Affected products and versions

Product Affected versions Fixed in
Linux 7.1 earliest → < 7.1 7.1
Linux 7.0 earliest → < 7.0.4 7.0.4
Linux 6.18 earliest → < 6.18.27 6.18.27
Linux 6.12 earliest → < 6.12.86 6.12.86
Linux 6.6 earliest → < 6.6.140 6.6.140
Linux 6.1 earliest → < 6.1.175 6.1.175
Linux 5.15 earliest → < 5.15.212 5.15.212
Linux 5.10 earliest → < 5.10.261 5.10.261
Linux 2.6.39 No fix stated
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Product Affected versions Fixed in
SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP 3.1 3.1.7 → latest No fix stated
SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP 3.1 3.1.7 → latest No fix stated
SIPLUS S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP 3.1 3.1.7 → latest No fix stated
SIMATIC S7-1500 TM MFP - GNU/Linux subsystem Versions not published

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