Linux Kernel up to 7.0.12 signal kernel/signal.c zap_other_threads group_stop_count race condition

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Linux Kernel up to 7.0.12. The affected element is the function zap_other_threads of the file kernel/signal.c of the component signal. This manipulation of the argument group_stop_count causes race condition. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2026-53352. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Linux Kernel up to 7.0.12. Affected by this vulnerability is the function zap_other_threads of the file kernel/signal.c of the component signal. The manipulation of the argument group_stop_count with an unknown input leads to a race condition vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-362. The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, and the code sequence requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence that is operating concurrently. The impact remains unknown. The summary by CVE is:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: signal: clear JOBCTL_PENDING_MASK for caller in zap_other_threads() When a multi-threaded process receives a stop signal (e.g., SIGSTOP), do_signal_stop() sets JOBCTL_STOP_PENDING and JOBCTL_STOP_CONSUME on all threads and sets signal->group_stop_count to the number of threads. If one of the threads concurrently calls execve(), de_thread() invokes zap_other_threads() to kill all other threads. zap_other_threads() aborts the pending group stop by resetting signal->group_stop_count to 0 and clears the JOBCTL_PENDING_MASK for all other threads. However, it fails to clear the job control flags for the calling thread. When execve() completes, the calling thread returns to user mode and checks for pending signals. Seeing the stale JOBCTL_STOP_PENDING flag, it calls do_signal_stop(), which invokes task_participate_group_stop(). Since JOBCTL_STOP_CONSUME is still set, it attempts to decrement the already-zero signal->group_stop_count, triggering a warning: sig->group_stop_count == 0 WARNING: CPU: 1 PID: 6475 at kernel/signal.c:373 task_participate_group_stop+0x215/0x2d0 Call Trace: do_signal_stop+0x3be/0x5c0 kernel/signal.c:2619 get_signal+0xa8c/0x1330 kernel/signal.c:2884 arch_do_signal_or_restart+0xbc/0x840 arch/x86/kernel/signal.c:337 exit_to_user_mode_loop+0x8c/0x4d0 kernel/entry/common.c:98 do_syscall_64+0x33e/0xf80 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:100 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f Fix this race condition by clearing the JOBCTL_PENDING_MASK for the calling thread in zap_other_threads(), ensuring it does not retain any stale job control state after the thread group is destroyed. This aligns with other functions that tear down a thread group and abort group stops, such as zap_process() and complete_signal(), which correctly clear these flags for all threads including the current one.

It is possible to read the advisory at git.kernel.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-53352 since 06/09/2026. The exploitation appears to be difficult. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

Upgrading to version 5.10.259, 5.15.210, 6.1.176, 6.6.143, 6.12.94, 6.18.36 or 7.0.13 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 2b32b2fb241435145ea199efac024540759d2495/391ebe74456a0f1d60b3ba4a8a64d9f44c1728fe/f8d720bc2e35d568c18be0644e92a468de428370/f4aae11abb449dc536269705d0419ec69480faa9/76aebd9ef20078719dfd6282d3b06c27e900a65a/8c046f36222c6ce1e0daef2c45c891c72602f8a1/dfcd0ba14769d94d76ac9d9814b85e7fcacd4e29/90918794a4e2c3b440f8fcf3847765a8b1d81b25 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at git.kernel.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2026-40986). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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• Linux

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License

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• Vendor: https://www.kernel.org/

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