CVE-2026-43499

Technical 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 ]

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from linux. Update linux_kernel to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected Products

References