CVE-2026-64216
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-416
Use After Free
Publication date:
24/07/2026
Last modified:
11/08/2026
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:<br />
<br />
netfs: Fix potential UAF in netfs_unlock_abandoned_read_pages()<br />
<br />
netfs_unlock_abandoned_read_pages(rreq) accesses the index of the folios it<br />
is wanting to unlock and compares that to rreq->no_unlock_folio so that it<br />
doesn&#39;t unlock a folio being read for netfs_perform_write() or<br />
netfs_write_begin().<br />
<br />
However, given that netfs_unlock_abandoned_read_pages() is called _after_<br />
NETFS_RREQ_IN_PROGRESS is cleared, the one folio that it&#39;s not allowed to<br />
dereference is the one specified by ->no_unlock_folio as ownership<br />
immediately reverts to the caller.<br />
<br />
Fix this by storing the folio pointer instead and using that rather than<br />
the index. Also fix netfs_unlock_read_folio() where the same applies.
Impact
Base Score 3.x
9.80
Severity 3.x
CRITICAL
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.12 (including) | 6.18.34 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.19 (including) | 7.0.11 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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