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CVE-2026-46333: ptrace: slightly saner 'get_dumpable()' logic

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ptrace: slightly saner 'get_dumpable()' logic The 'dumpability' of a task is fundamentally about the memory image of the task - the concept comes from whether it can core dump or not - and makes no sense when you don't have an associated mm. And almost all users do in fact use it only for the case where the task has a mm pointer. But we have one odd special case: ptrace_may_access() uses 'dumpable' to check various other things entirely independently of the MM (typically explicitly using flags like PTRACE_MODE_READ_FSCREDS). Including for threads that no longer have a VM (and maybe never did, like most kernel threads). It's not what this flag was designed for, but it is what it is. The ptrace code does check that the uid/gid matches, so you do have to be uid-0 to see kernel thread details, but this means that the traditional "drop capabilities" model doesn't make any difference for this all. Make it all make a *bit* more sense by saying that if you don't have a MM pointer, we'll use a cached "last dumpability" flag if the thread ever had a MM (it will be zero for kernel threads since it is never set), and require a proper CAP_SYS_PTRACE capability to override.

HighCVSS 7.8Not KEV-listedUpdated
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Vulnerability profileCVE Program record
Severity
High
CVSS
7.8 (3.1)
Known Exploited
No
Published

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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5Timeline events
4ADP providers
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CISA-ADPCISA Coordinator
Timestamp
Version
2.0.3
Exploitation: pocAutomatable: noTechnical Impact: total

CVSS vector scores

2 official scores

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ScoreVersionSeverityVectorExploitImpactSource
7.8CVSS 3.1HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H1.85.9redhat-SADP
7.1CVSS 3.1HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N1.85.2Linux

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Base CVSS 3.1 score

7.8High
CVSS 3.1 vector shape for CVE-2026-46333Attack VectorAttack ComplexityPrivileges RequiredUser InteractionScopeConfidentiality ImpactIntegrity ImpactAvailability Impact

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NetworkAdjacentLocalPhysical
Attack Complexity
LowHigh
Privileges Required
NoneLowHigh
User Interaction
NoneRequired
Scope
ChangedUnchanged
Confidentiality Impact
HighLowNone
Integrity Impact
HighLowNone
Availability Impact
HighLowNone

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  1. CVE reservedCVE Program

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  2. ADP timelineredhat-SADP

    Made public.

  3. ADP timelineredhat-SADP

    Reported to Red Hat.

  4. CVE publishedCVE Program

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  5. CVE updatedCVE Program

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ADP provider summaries

CVECVE Program Container
CISA-ADPCISA ADP Vulnrichment
other:ssvc
redhat-SADPkernel: Read root-owned files as an unprivileged user
other:Red Hat severity ratingcvssV3_1
  • 2026-05-15T08:27:21.590Z: Reported to Red Hat.
  • 2026-05-15T05:55:00.000Z: Made public.
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VendorProductVersion / packageStatus
LinuxLinuxbfedb589252c01fa505ac9f6f2a3d5d68d707ef4, bfedb589252c01fa505ac9f6f2a3d5d68d707ef4, bfedb589252c01fa505ac9f6f2a3d5d68d707ef4, bfedb589252c01fa505ac9f6f2a3d5d68d707ef4, bfedb589252c01fa505ac9f6f2a3d5d68d707ef4, bfedb589252c01fa505ac9f6f2a3d5d68d707ef4, bfedb589252c01fa505ac9f6f2a3d5d68d707ef4, bfedb589252c01fa505ac9f6f2a3d5d68d707ef4, d5b3e840dbf6dd2c0f30b5982b6f5ecd49e46b12, 03eed7afbc09e061f66b448daf7863174c3dc3f3, e45692fa1aea06676449b63ef3c2b6e1e72b7578, 694a95fa6dae4991f16cda333d897ea063021fed, 3.16.52, 4.4.40, 4.8.16, 4.9.1unaffected
LinuxLinux4.10, 0, 5.10.256, 5.15.207, 6.1.173, 6.6.139, 6.12.89, 6.18.31, 7.0.8, 7.1affected
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