CVE-2026-55319
Received
Received - Intake
Heap Metadata Corruption in Linux Kernel Thread Creation
Vulnerability report for CVE-2026-55319, including description, CVSS score, EPSS score, affected products, exploitability, helpful resources, and attack-flow context.
Publication date: 2026-11-10
Last updated on: 2026-11-10
Assigner: Google Devices
Description
Description
In thread_free of thread.c, there is a possible way to corrupt kernel heap metadata on thread creation failure due to memory corruption. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
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Affected Vendors & Products
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Exploitability
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| CWE ID | Description |
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| CWE-UNKNOWN |
