Bump version to 6.12.0-124.56.5

ptrace: kABI-safe replacement of get_dumpable() fix

The previous 124.56.4 shipped the upstream patch 31e62c2ebbfd as-is,
which adds an 'unsigned user_dumpable:1' bit to task_struct. That
layout change broke kABI: the symtype signature of struct task_struct
is referenced by hundreds of stablelist exports, all of which got
flagged by check-kabi during build.

Replace with a minimal kABI-safe slice that only touches
kernel/ptrace.c: when task->mm == NULL, require CAP_SYS_PTRACE in
init_user_ns unconditionally. This closes the Qualys advisory hole
without modifying task_struct or exit_mm(). The behavioural delta vs
upstream is that an already-exited user task whose mm has been
cleared now also requires CAP_SYS_PTRACE.

1101-ptrace-require-cap-on-mm-less-task.patch

@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+From: Andrew Lukoshko <alukoshko@almalinux.org>
+Subject: [PATCH AlmaLinux 10] ptrace: require CAP_SYS_PTRACE when task has no mm
+
+kABI-safe AlmaLinux backport of upstream commit 31e62c2ebbfd
+("ptrace: slightly saner 'get_dumpable()' logic") posted at
+https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/31e62c2ebbfdc3fe3dbdf5e02c92a9dc67087a3a
+
+The upstream fix adds a 'user_dumpable:1' bit to task_struct and
+caches the last dumpability in exit_mm() so __ptrace_may_access()
+can require CAP_SYS_PTRACE when the target has no mm (e.g. kernel
+threads or already-exited user tasks). That layout change to
+task_struct breaks kABI on AlmaLinux 10 (the symtype
+signature of struct task_struct is referenced by hundreds of
+stablelist exports), so we cannot import the field/exit_mm hunks
+as-is.
+
+Take the minimal kABI-safe slice instead: when task->mm == NULL,
+require CAP_SYS_PTRACE in init_user_ns unconditionally. This closes
+the Qualys Security Advisory hole -- mm-less targets no longer pass
+the dumpability check by default -- without touching task_struct or
+exit.c. The only behavioural delta versus upstream is that a user
+task that has already cleared its mm in exit_mm() (a dying/zombie
+task) now also requires CAP_SYS_PTRACE to attach, instead of being
+remembered as previously dumpable. Such targets are rarely ptraced
+in practice.
+
+Verified to apply with `patch -p1 -F0` (no offset, no fuzz, no rejects)
+against kernel-6.12.0-124.56.1.el10_1.
+
+Reported-by: Qualys Security Advisory <qsa@qualys.com>
+Signed-off-by: Andrew Lukoshko <alukoshko@almalinux.org>
+---
+ kernel/ptrace.c | 11 +++++++----
+ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
+
+--- a/kernel/ptrace.c
++++ b/kernel/ptrace.c
+@@ -339,8 +339,11 @@ static int __ptrace_may_access(struct task_struct *task, unsigned int mode)
+ 	smp_rmb();
+ 	mm = task->mm;
+-	if (mm &&
+-	    ((get_dumpable(mm) != SUID_DUMP_USER) &&
+-	     !ptrace_has_cap(mm->user_ns, mode)))
+-	    return -EPERM;
++	if (mm) {
++		if ((get_dumpable(mm) != SUID_DUMP_USER) &&
++		    !ptrace_has_cap(mm->user_ns, mode))
++			return -EPERM;
++	} else if (!ptrace_has_cap(&init_user_ns, mode)) {
++		return -EPERM;
++	}
+ 
+ 	return security_ptrace_access_check(task, mode);
+--
+2.43.0

1101-ptrace-saner-get_dumpable-logic.patch

@@ -1,109 +0,0 @@
-From: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
-Subject: [PATCH AlmaLinux 10] ptrace: slightly saner 'get_dumpable()' logic
-
-Backport of upstream commit 31e62c2ebbfd ("ptrace: slightly saner
-'get_dumpable()' logic") posted at
-https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/31e62c2ebbfdc3fe3dbdf5e02c92a9dc67087a3a
-
-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).
-
-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 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.
-
-Verified to apply with `patch -p1 -F0` (no offset, no fuzz, no rejects)
-against kernel-6.12.0-124.56.1.el10_1.
-
-Reported-by: Qualys Security Advisory <qsa@qualys.com>
-Cc: Oleg Nesterov <oleg@redhat.com>
-Cc: Kees Cook <kees@kernel.org>
-Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
----
- include/linux/sched.h |  3 +++
- kernel/exit.c         |  1 +
- kernel/ptrace.c       | 22 ++++++++++++++++------
- 3 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
-
---- a/include/linux/sched.h
-+++ b/include/linux/sched.h
-@@ -1007,6 +1007,9 @@ struct task_struct {
- 	unsigned			sched_rt_mutex:1;
- #endif
-
-+	/* Save user-dumpable when mm goes away */
-+	unsigned			user_dumpable:1;
-+
- 	/* Bit to tell TOMOYO we're in execve(): */
- 	unsigned			in_execve:1;
- 	unsigned			in_iowait:1;
---- a/kernel/exit.c
-+++ b/kernel/exit.c
-@@ -561,6 +561,7 @@ static void exit_mm(void)
- 	 */
- 	smp_mb__after_spinlock();
- 	local_irq_disable();
-+	current->user_dumpable = (get_dumpable(mm) == SUID_DUMP_USER);
- 	current->mm = NULL;
- 	membarrier_update_current_mm(NULL);
- 	enter_lazy_tlb(mm, current);
---- a/kernel/ptrace.c
-+++ b/kernel/ptrace.c
-@@ -272,11 +272,24 @@ static bool ptrace_has_cap(struct user_namespace *ns, unsigned int mode)
- 	return ns_capable(ns, CAP_SYS_PTRACE);
- }
-
-+static bool task_still_dumpable(struct task_struct *task, unsigned int mode)
-+{
-+	struct mm_struct *mm = task->mm;
-+	if (mm) {
-+		if (get_dumpable(mm) == SUID_DUMP_USER)
-+			return true;
-+		return ptrace_has_cap(mm->user_ns, mode);
-+	}
-+
-+	if (task->user_dumpable)
-+		return true;
-+	return ptrace_has_cap(&init_user_ns, mode);
-+}
-+
- /* Returns 0 on success, -errno on denial. */
- static int __ptrace_may_access(struct task_struct *task, unsigned int mode)
- {
- 	const struct cred *cred = current_cred(), *tcred;
--	struct mm_struct *mm;
- 	kuid_t caller_uid;
- 	kgid_t caller_gid;
-
-@@ -337,11 +350,8 @@ static int __ptrace_may_access(struct task_struct *task, unsigned int mode)
- 	 * Pairs with a write barrier in commit_creds().
- 	 */
- 	smp_rmb();
--	mm = task->mm;
--	if (mm &&
--	    ((get_dumpable(mm) != SUID_DUMP_USER) &&
--	     !ptrace_has_cap(mm->user_ns, mode)))
--	    return -EPERM;
-+	if (!task_still_dumpable(task, mode))
-+		return -EPERM;
-
- 	return security_ptrace_access_check(task, mode);
- }
---
-2.43.0

kernel.spec

@@ -176,13 +176,13 @@ Summary: The Linux kernel
 %define specrpmversion 6.12.0
 %define specversion 6.12.0
 %define patchversion 6.12
-%define pkgrelease 124.56.4
+%define pkgrelease 124.56.5
 %define kversion 6
 %define tarfile_release 6.12.0-124.56.1.el10_1
 # This is needed to do merge window version magic
 %define patchlevel 12
 # This allows pkg_release to have configurable %%{?dist} tag
-%define specrelease 124.56.4%{?buildid}%{?dist}
+%define specrelease 124.56.5%{?buildid}%{?dist}
 # This defines the kabi tarball version
 %define kabiversion 6.12.0-124.56.1.el10_1
 
@@ -1129,7 +1129,7 @@ Patch2008: 0008-Bring-back-deprecated-pci-ids-to-megaraid_sas-driver.patch
 Patch2009: 0009-Bring-back-deprecated-pci-ids-to-mpt3sas-driver.patch
 Patch2010: 0010-Bring-back-deprecated-pci-ids-to-aacraid-driver.patch
 Patch1100: 1100-net-skbuff-propagate-shared-frag-marker.patch
-Patch1101: 1101-ptrace-saner-get_dumpable-logic.patch
+Patch1101: 1101-ptrace-require-cap-on-mm-less-task.patch
 
 # END OF PATCH DEFINITIONS
 
@@ -1992,7 +1992,7 @@ ApplyPatch 0008-Bring-back-deprecated-pci-ids-to-megaraid_sas-driver.patch
 ApplyPatch 0009-Bring-back-deprecated-pci-ids-to-mpt3sas-driver.patch
 ApplyPatch 0010-Bring-back-deprecated-pci-ids-to-aacraid-driver.patch
 ApplyPatch 1100-net-skbuff-propagate-shared-frag-marker.patch
-ApplyPatch 1101-ptrace-saner-get_dumpable-logic.patch
+ApplyPatch 1101-ptrace-require-cap-on-mm-less-task.patch
 
 %{log_msg "End of patch applications"}
 # END OF PATCH APPLICATIONS
@@ -4381,6 +4381,10 @@ fi\
 #
 #
 %changelog
+* Fri May 15 2026 Andrew Lukoshko <alukoshko@almalinux.org> - 6.12.0-124.56.5
+- ptrace: require CAP_SYS_PTRACE when task has no mm (kABI-safe replacement
+  for the upstream 31e62c2ebbfd which broke task_struct kABI)
+
 * Fri May 15 2026 Andrew Lukoshko <alukoshko@almalinux.org> - 6.12.0-124.56.4
 - ptrace: slightly saner get_dumpable() logic (upstream 31e62c2ebbfd)