{"version":"2.1.257","anchor":"subprocesschild-kill-logic-now-verifies-pid-identity-before","canonical_anchor":"subprocesschild-kill-logic-now-verifies-pid-identity-before","heading":"Subprocess\/child kill logic now verifies PID identity before sending SIGKILL","tier":"notice","area":"Bash","scope":null,"heads_up":null,"url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.257\/e\/subprocesschild-kill-logic-now-verifies-pid-identity-before","release_url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.257","markdown":"### Subprocess\/child kill logic now verifies PID identity before sending SIGKILL\n\nBefore force-killing a process, its start time is re-checked so a recycled PID cannot be killed by mistake.\n\nThe process-tree kill path now snapshots each candidate PID's start time via `ps -o pid=,lstart=` both before and after the grace period, and only sends `SIGKILL` if the recorded start time still matches. This prevents accidentally killing an unrelated process that reused a recycled PID.\n\n- Area: Bash\n- Tier: You'll notice\n- Useful: 2\/5\n- Signal: 2\/5"}