{"id":"CVE-2026-98388","title":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nexec: do_close_on_exec() before taking exec_update_lock\n\ndo_close_on_exec() currently happens while holding the exec_update_lock,\nwhich is used in a lot of places that …","summary":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nexec: do_close_on_exec() before taking exec_update_lock\n\ndo_close_on_exec() currently happens while holding the exec_update_lock,\nwhich is used in a lot of places that …","severity":"none","published":"2026-10-14","updated":"2026-10-14","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-14T14:17:49.617","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-98388","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0d86cd6b709c39216e6ee5ea8f0fc4242bbb2b53","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/19ddef61ee0a49782a60f8f497e50597ad5de2da","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3feb4020bfb7ccf0d347f27051639d25e19cd65d","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/550feab5b01000ab314868b62211fb3ddfd600e8","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5aacc19ba2b1faf84c4a2f2cf9a1784e03d1ff38","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/63be3d8511bdafa095cd14a393cbf3c58dbbb928","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/955973fff4a36d39a848b00cac1706863f568fe1","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e780259b54e618ceb4763fbc21314acf3565e813","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"}],"tags":["nvd"],"ingestedAt":"2026-10-14T15:36:13.976Z","slug":"CVE-2026-98388","body":"## Overview\n\nIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nexec: do_close_on_exec() before taking exec_update_lock\n\ndo_close_on_exec() currently happens while holding the exec_update_lock,\nwhich is used in a lot of places that access process state to\nsynchronize access checks.\nI recently added another such use of exec_update_lock, causing a\nregression.\n\ndo_close_on_exec() can block waiting for a reply from a filesystem.\nThat means a hung filesystem can block codepaths that use\nexec_update_lock; and it also means that a FUSE filesystem which\nattempts to inspect the calling process can deadlock.\n\nTo avoid such problems, move do_close_on_exec() before the\nexec_update_lock is taken, but after the FD table has been copied if\nnecessary.\n\nI have looked through all the calls between the old and new position of\nthe do_close_on_exec() call; there seems to be no file descriptor table\naccess in between.\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":3,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":2.8,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}