# CVE-2024-26686: fs/proc: do\_task\_stat: use sig-\>stats\_lock to gather the threads/children stats

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-04-03 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 2.6.12

## Description

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.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4fe85bdaabd63f8f8579b24a10ed597c9c482164
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0c35d1914353799c54fa1843fe7dea6fcbcdbac5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cf4b8c39b9a0bd81c47afc7ef62914a62dd5ec4d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3820b0fac7732a653bcc6f6ac20c1d72e697f8f6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/27978243f165b44e342f28f449b91327944ea071
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7601df8031fd67310af891897ef6cc0df4209305

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