pid namespaces

  1. Linux Kernel CVE-2025-40178 Patch Fixes NULL Pointer in PID Namespace

    A kernel null‑pointer check that was missing in the Linux PID namespace handling has been fixed upstream after being cataloged as CVE‑2025‑40178 — the flaw can cause a kernel NULL pointer dereference in pid_nr_ns when task_active_pid_ns(current) returns NULL, producing an OOPS or panic and an...
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