# CVE-2026-80929: sysctl: move the "cad\_pid" entry from pid\_table\[\] to kern\_reboot\_table\[\]

- Severity: CVSS 7.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.18.50, 7.2.4
- Published: 2026-09-11 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- Linux: from e054bcbe7e7af2baad3752f1a4916a7fffc0457e, fixed in e8527de7fea191fda704792a56081f9009aeec37; from e054bcbe7e7af2baad3752f1a4916a7fffc0457e, fixed in a09bc4eaa67e1a72df3b6d0beb3afeef1e1fdfcd; from e054bcbe7e7af2baad3752f1a4916a7fffc0457e, fixed in 7170ca01623b399c97f2ae9d3e228badc1f25ea3
- Linux: 6.17
- Kernel (Linux): from 6.17.0, fixed in 6.18.50; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.2.4

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: sysctl: move the "cad_pid" entry from pid_table[] to kern_reboot_table[] cad_pid is global, and kill_cad_pid() is only used in the root namespace. However, due to pid_table_root_permissions(), a non-root user can unshare pid/user namespaces and modify it from the child namespace. This makes no sense and is simply wrong. Move it to kern_reboot_table[] where it logically belongs; this ensures that only GLOBAL_ROOT_UID can read/modify this sysctl. Note that this patch doesn't preserve "#ifdef CONFIG_PROC_SYSCTL" around the "cad_pid"; CONFIG_PROC_SYSCTL selects CONFIG_SYSCTL, so it is always set when kern_reboot_table[] is compiled.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e8527de7fea191fda704792a56081f9009aeec37
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a09bc4eaa67e1a72df3b6d0beb3afeef1e1fdfcd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7170ca01623b399c97f2ae9d3e228badc1f25ea3

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