CVE-2026-99249

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Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: pid_namespace: make zap_pid_ns_processes() freezable When the init of a pid namespace exits, zap_pid_ns_processes() waits until all other pids in the namespace are freed. A tracer outside the namespace that does not reap its traced zombies keeps those pids allocated, so this wait has no upper bound, and while it lasts every suspend attempt fails: Freezing user space processes failed after 20.006 seconds (2 tasks refusing to freeze, wq_busy=0): Neither wait is freezable. The first loop sleeps in do_wait(), which returns -ERESTARTSYS on the freezer's fake signal; the loop then clears TIF_SIGPENDING and waits again without ever freezing. The final loop sleeps in TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE, and since nothing clears TIF_SIGPENDING there, schedule() returns immediately after the first freeze attempt and the task spins until the wait ends. Sleep in TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE | TASK_FREEZABLE in do_wait(), so that the freezer can freeze tasks waiting there directly, and in TASK_IDLE | TASK_FREEZABLE in the final loop, like coredump_task_exit() does. This was hit with Chromium-based browsers: crashpad ptrace-attaches the threads of a crashed renderer, which is a pid namespace init, and does not reap those killed during the dump.

Severity

Not scored

CVSS score

Not available

Vulnerability status

Received

Source identifier

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

Published

2026-11-03 12:17:31.460000

Last modified

2026-11-03 12:17:31.460000

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  "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
  "published": "2026-11-03T12:17:31.460",
  "lastModified": "2026-11-03T12:17:31.460",
  "vulnStatus": "Received",
  "cveTags": [],
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    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\npid_namespace: make zap_pid_ns_processes() freezable\n\nWhen the init of a pid namespace exits, zap_pid_ns_processes() waits\nuntil all other pids in the namespace are freed. A tracer outside the\nnamespace that does not reap its traced zombies keeps those pids\nallocated, so this wait has no upper bound, and while it lasts every\nsuspend attempt fails:\n\n  Freezing user space processes failed after 20.006 seconds (2 tasks refusing to freeze, wq_busy=0):\n\nNeither wait is freezable. The first loop sleeps in do_wait(), which\nreturns -ERESTARTSYS on the freezer's fake signal; the loop then clears\nTIF_SIGPENDING and waits again without ever freezing. The final loop\nsleeps in TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE, and since nothing clears TIF_SIGPENDING\nthere, schedule() returns immediately after the first freeze attempt\nand the task spins until the wait ends.\n\nSleep in TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE | TASK_FREEZABLE in do_wait(), so that the\nfreezer can freeze tasks waiting there directly, and in TASK_IDLE |\nTASK_FREEZABLE in the final loop, like coredump_task_exit() does.\n\nThis was hit with Chromium-based browsers: crashpad ptrace-attaches the\nthreads of a crashed renderer, which is a pid namespace init, and does\nnot reap those killed during the dump."
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