Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2025-40201

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: kernel/sys.c: fix the racy usage of task_lock(tsk->group_leader) in sys_prlimit64() paths The usage of task_lock(tsk->group_leader) in sys_prlimit64()->do_prlimit() path…

EPSS: 0.002 (5.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

  • Linux — versions 18c91bb2d87268d23868bf13508f5bc9cf04e89a, 5.18, 0

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