CVE-2026-73860
CRIU: Parasite hijack triggered by snapshot of malicious software
CRIU is a checkpoint and restore tool for Linux. Prior to 4.2.1, CRIU injects a syscall;int3 sequence at the start of the first executable virtual memory area and resumes the target process to execute parasite code. Malicious code in the target process can keep an rseq critical section armed over that injection point so the kernel's restartable-sequence abort redirects execution to an attacker-controlled callback when CRIU resumes the process. In container snapshot environments, the hijacked parasite runs with seccomp disabled and a relaxed AppArmor profile and supplies trusted data to the privileged CRIU process, which can enable higher-privilege code execution. This issue is fixed in version 4.2.1.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Passive
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
5.4
CRIU: Parasite hijack triggered by snapshot of malicious software
CRIU is a checkpoint and restore tool for Linux. Prior to 4.2.1, CRIU injects a syscall;int3 sequence at the start of the first executable virtual memory area and resumes the target process to execute parasite code. Malicious code in the target process can keep an rseq critical section armed over that injection point so the kernel's restartable-sequence abort redirects execution to an attacker-controlled callback when CRIU resumes the process. In container snapshot environments, the hijacked parasite runs with seccomp disabled and a relaxed AppArmor profile and supplies trusted data to the privileged CRIU process, which can enable higher-privilege code execution. This issue is fixed in version 4.2.1.
- Record
CVE-2026-73860- CVSS 4.0
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-705
- Updated
- 2026-11-06
EUVDEUVD-2026-118481
5.4
CRIU is a checkpoint and restore tool for Linux. Prior to 4.2.1, CRIU injects a syscall;int3 sequence at the start of the first executable virtual memory area and resumes the target process to execute parasite code. Malicious code in the target process can keep an rseq critical section armed over that injection point so the kernel's restartable-sequence abort redirects execution to an attacker-controlled callback when CRIU resumes the process. In container snapshot environments, the hijacked parasite runs with seccomp disabled and a relaxed AppArmor profile and supplies trusted data to the privileged CRIU process, which can enable higher-privilege code execution. This issue is fixed in version 4.2.1.
- Record
EUVD-2026-118481- CVSS 4.0
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Updated
- 2026-11-06
NVD
5.4
CRIU is a checkpoint and restore tool for Linux. Prior to 4.2.1, CRIU injects a syscall;int3 sequence at the start of the first executable virtual memory area and resumes the target process to execute parasite code. Malicious code in the target process can keep an rseq critical section armed over that injection point so the kernel's restartable-sequence abort redirects execution to an attacker-controlled callback when CRIU resumes the process. In container snapshot environments, the hijacked parasite runs with seccomp disabled and a relaxed AppArmor profile and supplies trusted data to the privileged CRIU process, which can enable higher-privilege code execution. This issue is fixed in version 4.2.1.
- Record
CVE-2026-73860- CVSS 4.0
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - Weakness
- CWE-705
- Updated
- 2026-11-06
OSV
5.4
CRIU: Parasite hijack triggered by snapshot of malicious software
CRIU is a checkpoint and restore tool for Linux. Prior to 4.2.1, CRIU injects a syscall;int3 sequence at the start of the first executable virtual memory area and resumes the target process to execute parasite code. Malicious code in the target process can keep an rseq critical section armed over that injection point so the kernel's restartable-sequence abort redirects execution to an attacker-controlled callback when CRIU resumes the process. In container snapshot environments, the hijacked parasite runs with seccomp disabled and a relaxed AppArmor profile and supplies trusted data to the privileged CRIU process, which can enable higher-privilege code execution. This issue is fixed in version 4.2.1.
- Record
CVE-2026-73860- CVSS 4.0
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-705
- Updated
- 2026-11-07
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2026-73860
5.4
CRIU is a checkpoint and restore tool for Linux. Prior to 4.2.1, CRIU injects a syscall;int3 sequence at the start of the first executable virtual memory area and resumes the target process to execute parasite code. Malicious code in the target process can keep an rseq critical section armed over that injection point so the kernel's restartable-sequence abort redirects execution to an attacker-controlled callback when CRIU resumes the process. In container snapshot environments, the hijacked parasite runs with seccomp disabled and a relaxed AppArmor profile and supplies trusted data to the privileged CRIU process, which can enable higher-privilege code execution. This issue is fixed in version 4.2.1.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-73860- CVSS 4.0
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - Updated
- 2026-11-07
OSVAZL-112829 No score
CVE-2026-73860 affecting package criu 4.1.1-1
CRIU is a checkpoint and restore tool for Linux. Prior to 4.2.1, CRIU injects a syscall;int3 sequence at the start of the first executable virtual memory area and resumes the target process to execute parasite code. Malicious code in the target process can keep an rseq critical section armed over that injection point so the kernel's restartable-sequence abort redirects execution to an attacker-controlled callback when CRIU resumes the process. In container snapshot environments, the hijacked parasite runs with seccomp disabled and a relaxed AppArmor profile and supplies trusted data to the privileged CRIU process, which can enable higher-privilege code execution. This issue is fixed in version 4.2.1.
- Record
AZL-112829- Updated
- 2026-11-07
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
criuAzure Linux:3 |
through 4.1.1-1 | None known |
criuDebian:12 |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.17.1-23.17.1-2+deb12u13.17.1-2+deb12u23.17.1-33.19-1 Show 26 moreShow less3.19-23.19-33.19-43.19-53.19-63.19-74.0-14.0-1~exp14.0-24.0-34.0-44.1-14.1-1~exp14.1.1-14.1.1-24.1.1-2~exp14.1.1-34.2-14.2-24.2-34.2-44.2-54.2-64.2.1-14.3-1~exp14.3-1~exp2 |
None known |
criuDebian:13 |
All versions, plus listed versions 4.1.1-14.1.1-24.1.1-2~exp14.1.1-34.2-1 Show 8 moreShow less4.2-24.2-34.2-44.2-54.2-64.2.1-14.3-1~exp14.3-1~exp2 |
None known |
criuDebian:14 |
before 4.2-5, plus listed versions 4.1.1-14.1.1-24.1.1-2~exp14.1.1-34.2-14.2-24.2-34.2-4 |
4.2-5 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, aliases, references | OSV | |
| aliases, references | OSV | |
| affected, aliases, facts, references | NVD, OSV | |
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-73860 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) in Checkpoint-restore Criu, published November 6, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.13%, the 2nd percentile. Fixed in criu 4.2-5.
References
github.com/checkpoint-restore/criu/security/advisories/GHSA-fvqj-jvxf-x3wp
github.com/checkpoint-restore/criu/pull/3098
github.com/checkpoint-restore/criu/commit/c34355a7c31494a8be65b32b4410a7539f6c2442
github.com/checkpoint-restore/criu/commit/f7dafedda5075fd6509bda67fbce1622e0c87a27
github.com/checkpoint-restore/criu/releases/tag/v4.2.1
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-73860
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/73xxx/CVE-2026-73860.json
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-73860