CVE-2026-64371 Affecting kernel package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.18% (8th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS6-KERNEL-18549576
  • published5 Aug 2026
  • disclosed25 Jul 2026

Introduced: 25 Jul 2026

NewCVE-2026-64371  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Centos:6 kernel.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel package and not the kernel package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

proc: protect ptrace_may_access() with exec_update_lock (part 1)

Fix the easy cases where procfs currently calls ptrace_may_access() without exec_update_lock protection, where the fix is to simply add the extra lock or use mm_access():

  • do_task_stat(): grab exec_update_lock
  • proc_pid_wchan(): grab exec_update_lock
  • proc_map_files_lookup(): use mm_access() instead of get_task_mm()
  • proc_map_files_readdir(): use mm_access() instead of get_task_mm()
  • proc_ns_get_link(): grab exec_update_lock
  • proc_ns_readlink(): grab exec_update_lock

CVSS Base Scores

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