{"cve":"CVE-2026-64253","nvd":{"published":"2026-07-24T16:16:55.017","modified":"2026-08-17T05:17:23.850","status":"Analyzed","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nkernel/fork: clear PF_BLOCK_TS in copy_process()\n\nPF_BLOCK_TS is only set in blk_time_get_ns() when current->plug is\nnon-NULL, and blk_finish_plug() clears it via __blk_flush_plug()\nbefore NULLing the plug pointer.  copy_process() breaks the\ninvariant by inheriting PF_BLOCK_TS from the parent while resetting\nthe child's plug to NULL.\n\nClear PF_BLOCK_TS alongside that assignment so callers can rely on\n\"PF_BLOCK_TS set implies current->plug != NULL\" and dereference\ncurrent->plug unguarded.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","score":5.5},"cwes":["CWE-476"],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/77bba61a20f1b3d206f4f90e10a7bb3cd90b9619","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/99e6c712cc300883b8cbf03347d5359ec1a4d6dd","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ee0801aceabdf583392477baf69a290b09448b8f","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fd38b75c4b43295b10d69772a46d1c74dbd6fc81"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:46:40.600842820+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-64253","score":0.00114,"percentile":0.01461,"date":"2026-11-01"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}