CVE detail
CVE-2026-43499
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: rtmutex: Use waiter::task instead of current in remove_waiter() remove_waiter() is used by the slowlock paths, but it is also used for proxy-lock rollback in rt_mutex_start_proxy_lock() when invoked from futex_requeue(). In the latter case waiter::task is not current, but remove_waiter() operates on current for the dequeue operation. That results in several problems: 1) the rbtree dequeue happens without waiter::task::pi_lock being held 2) the waiter task's pi_blocked_on state is not cleared, which leaves a dangling pointer primed for UAF around. 3) rt_mutex_adjust_prio_chain() operates on the wrong top priority waiter task Use waiter::task instead of current in all related operations in remove_waiter() to cure those problems. [ tglx: Fixup rt_mutex_adjust_prio_chain(), add a comment and amend the changelog ]
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Buzz score components · mention 24.0 · diversity 20.0 · KEV 0.0 · OTX 0.0 · PoC 6.8
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Evidence
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ion and exploit code targeting a Linux kernel vulnerability that affects all major distributions since 2011. Tracked as CVE-2026-43499 and referred to as GhostLock , the security defect was introduced in Linux 2.6.39 and lurked in the kernel for 15 years until a patch was rolled out in April. GhostLock is a use-after-free issue introduced with a helper
newswww.securityweek.comJul 9, 2026, 11:52 AMResearchers at Nebula Security have disclosed GhostLock (CVE-2026-43499), a 15-year-old Linux kernel flaw that lets any logged-in user take full root control of a machine that has not been patched. The vulnerable code has shipped by default in essentially every mainstream distribution since
newsthehackernews.comJul 8, 2026, 6:16 AMInformation published.
vendormsrc.microsoft.comMay 22, 2026, 8:01 AM- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/07/08/12www.openwall.com
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Exploit code
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1 repository references · best confidence 0.99 · max 8 stars
- gagaltotal/CVE-2026-43499-PoC-ScannerHigh confidencegithubRepository topic discovery10 starsDiscovered Jul 22, 2026, 4:50 AM
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