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

futex: Use correct exit on failure from futex_hash_allocate_default()

copy_process() uses the wrong error exit path from futex_hash_allocate_default().
After exiting from futex_hash_allocate_default(), neither tasklist_lock
nor siglock has been acquired. The exit label bad_fork_core_free unlocks
both of these locks which is wrong.

The next exit label, bad_fork_cancel_cgroup, is the correct exit.
sched_cgroup_fork() did not allocate any resources that need to freed.

Use bad_fork_cancel_cgroup on error exit from futex_hash_allocate_default().

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Mon, 20 Oct 2025 13:30:00 +0000

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Fri, 17 Oct 2025 00:15:00 +0000

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cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.0, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

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Wed, 15 Oct 2025 08:00:00 +0000

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: futex: Use correct exit on failure from futex_hash_allocate_default() copy_process() uses the wrong error exit path from futex_hash_allocate_default(). After exiting from futex_hash_allocate_default(), neither tasklist_lock nor siglock has been acquired. The exit label bad_fork_core_free unlocks both of these locks which is wrong. The next exit label, bad_fork_cancel_cgroup, is the correct exit. sched_cgroup_fork() did not allocate any resources that need to freed. Use bad_fork_cancel_cgroup on error exit from futex_hash_allocate_default().
Title futex: Use correct exit on failure from futex_hash_allocate_default()
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2025-10-15T07:55:57.608Z

Reserved: 2025-04-16T07:20:57.150Z

Link: CVE-2025-39976

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-10-15T08:15:35.400

Modified: 2025-10-16T15:29:11.563

Link: CVE-2025-39976

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2025-10-15T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2025-39976 - Bugzilla

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Updated: 2025-10-20T13:27:14Z

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