How many CVEs have patched free_task?

1 published CVEs changed free_task in torvalds/linux, in 5 distinct patches totalling 3 changed lines, between 2025 and 2025.

What is the latest CVE that changed free_task?

CVE-2022-50661 (seccomp: Move copy_seccomp() to no failure path.), published 2025-12-09, changed lines 444 to 446 of kernel/fork.c.

How does free_task compare to the rest of torvalds/linux?

torvalds/linux has 19,281 CVEs with a located fix in total; 1 of them changed free_task.

What do the line numbers refer to?

Line numbers are in the fixed version of the file, as the upstream patch left it. A CVE whose fix was backported to several branches is listed once, with the lines from the upstream commit.

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free_task in torvalds/linux: Patched by 1 CVEs

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free_task

Name: free_task in torvalds/linux: CVE fixes
Creator: RadicalNotion.AI
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/

kernel/fork.c

Last patched December 9, 2025

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Overview

free_task in torvalds/linux was changed by 1 published CVE fixes in 2025, in 5 distinct patches that added or removed 3 lines in total.

torvalds/linux has 19,281 CVEs with a located fix in total, so 0% of them touched this function.

CVEs that patched it

Every published CVE whose fix changed free_task, newest first, with the lines each fix touched.

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seccomp: Move copy_seccomp() to no failure path.
CVE-2022-50661 · lines 444–446 · +3 −0
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EPSS 0.2%2025-12-09

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Other functions in these files

Functions in the same file that CVE fixes also changed.

1copy_processkernel/fork.c12 CVEs · 44 patches2012 to 2026
2dup_mmapkernel/fork.c4 CVEs · 9 patches2024 to 2025
3dup_task_structkernel/fork.c3 CVEs · 14 patches2012 to 2026
4need_futex_hash_allocate_defaultkernel/fork.c2 CVEs · 9 patches2026
5__put_task_structkernel/fork.c2 CVEs · 2 patches2020
6unshare_fskernel/fork.c1 CVEs · 9 patches2026
7mmput_asynckernel/fork.c1 CVEs · 4 patches2024
8vm_area_dupkernel/fork.c1 CVEs · 4 patches2025

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smb2_sess_setup13 CVEs · fs/smb/server/smb2pdu.c adjust_ptr_min_max_vals13 CVEs · kernel/bpf/verifier.c ext4_fill_super13 CVEs · fs/ext4/super.c bcm_rx_setup12 CVEs · net/can/bcm.c copy_process12 CVEs · kernel/fork.c smb2_sess_setup11 CVEs · fs/ksmbd/smb2pdu.c

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Common questions about CVE fixes to free_task.

How many CVEs have patched free_task?: 1 published CVEs changed free_task in torvalds/linux, in 5 distinct patches totalling 3 changed lines, between 2025 and 2025.
What is the latest CVE that changed free_task?: CVE-2022-50661 (seccomp: Move copy_seccomp() to no failure path.), published 2025-12-09, changed lines 444 to 446 of kernel/fork.c.
How does free_task compare to the rest of torvalds/linux?: torvalds/linux has 19,281 CVEs with a located fix in total; 1 of them changed free_task.
What do the line numbers refer to?: Line numbers are in the fixed version of the file, as the upstream patch left it. A CVE whose fix was backported to several branches is listed once, with the lines from the upstream commit.

References

kernel/fork.c on GitHub (opens in a new tab)
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