{ "dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.2", "cveMetadata": { "cveId": "CVE-2026-64216", "assignerOrgId": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "state": "PUBLISHED", "assignerShortName": "Linux", "dateReserved": "2026-07-19T15:36:31.770Z", "datePublished": "2026-07-24T15:23:04.673Z", "dateUpdated": "2026-08-27T12:39:42.119Z" }, "containers": { "cna": { "providerMetadata": { "orgId": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "shortName": "Linux", "dateUpdated": "2026-08-27T12:39:42.119Z" }, "descriptions": [ { "lang": "en", "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnetfs: Fix potential UAF in netfs_unlock_abandoned_read_pages()\n\nnetfs_unlock_abandoned_read_pages(rreq) accesses the index of the folios it\nis wanting to unlock and compares that to rreq->no_unlock_folio so that it\ndoesn't unlock a folio being read for netfs_perform_write() or\nnetfs_write_begin().\n\nHowever, given that netfs_unlock_abandoned_read_pages() is called _after_\nNETFS_RREQ_IN_PROGRESS is cleared, the one folio that it's not allowed to\ndereference is the one specified by ->no_unlock_folio as ownership\nimmediately reverts to the caller.\n\nFix this by storing the folio pointer instead and using that rather than\nthe index. Also fix netfs_unlock_read_folio() where the same applies." } ], "metrics": [ { "cvssV3_1": { "version": "3.1", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H", "baseScore": 9.8, "baseSeverity": "CRITICAL" }, "scenarios": [ { "lang": "en", "value": "AV:N - The vulnerable read-for-write completion is used by network filesystem clients including Ceph, SMB, 9P, and AFS. A malicious filesystem peer can induce failed or malformed reads and control completion timing.\nAC:L - Partial buffered writes and concurrent invalidation can repeatedly trigger the race, with an adjacent bug reproducing approximately 30% of repeated attempts. The attacker can influence completion, reuse, and retry timing.\nPR:N - A malicious filesystem server requires no privileges on the victim client; mount and session credentials belong to the victim.\nUI:N - Once the network filesystem is mounted, ordinary or automated writes can exercise the vulnerable path without further human action.\nS:U - The UAF corrupts resources within the host kernel's existing security authority and does not inherently cross a VM, IOMMU, or sandbox boundary.\nC:H - The stale folio can be freed and reused, and premature unlocking of a replacement page can expose page-cache or kernel contents.\nI:H - If the folio is reused, folio_unlock() can toggle PG_locked on an unrelated page, enabling concurrent memory corruption and potentially code execution.\nA:H - The condition can trigger a VM_BUG_ON_FOLIO kernel crash; incorrect PG_locked state can also cause permanent page-lock waits and system hangs." } ] } ], "affected": [ { "product": "Linux", "vendor": "Linux", "defaultStatus": "unaffected", "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git", "programFiles": [ "fs/netfs/buffered_read.c", "fs/netfs/read_collect.c", "fs/netfs/read_retry.c", "include/linux/netfs.h" ], "versions": [ { "version": "ee4cdf7ba857a894ad1650d6ab77669cbbfa329e", "lessThan": "d4ae8dba90b89e7bb4d1045d1cb26afbaf13ee5c", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git" }, { "version": "ee4cdf7ba857a894ad1650d6ab77669cbbfa329e", "lessThan": "6080fa3ecfbb4448a3b47368629534c09b6ec750", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git" }, { "version": "ee4cdf7ba857a894ad1650d6ab77669cbbfa329e", "lessThan": "3866d015f33aeedf81338dd99154703bef33faef", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git" }, { "version": "ee4cdf7ba857a894ad1650d6ab77669cbbfa329e", "lessThan": "dbe556972100fabb8e5a1b3d2163831ff07b1e8e", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git" } ] }, { "product": "Linux", "vendor": "Linux", "defaultStatus": "affected", "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git", "programFiles": [ "fs/netfs/buffered_read.c", "fs/netfs/read_collect.c", "fs/netfs/read_retry.c", "include/linux/netfs.h" ], "versions": [ { "version": "6.12", "status": "affected" }, { "version": "0", "lessThan": "6.12", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver" }, { "version": "6.12.106", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.12.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver" }, { "version": "6.18.34", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.18.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver" }, { "version": "7.0.11", "lessThanOrEqual": "7.0.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver" }, { "version": "7.1", "lessThanOrEqual": "*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "original_commit_for_fix" } ] } ], "cpeApplicability": [ { "nodes": [ { "operator": "OR", "negate": false, "cpeMatch": [ { "vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "6.12", "versionEndExcluding": "6.12.106" }, { "vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "6.12", "versionEndExcluding": "6.18.34" }, { "vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "6.12", "versionEndExcluding": "7.0.11" }, { "vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "6.12", "versionEndExcluding": "7.1" } ] } ] } ], "references": [ { "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d4ae8dba90b89e7bb4d1045d1cb26afbaf13ee5c" }, { "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6080fa3ecfbb4448a3b47368629534c09b6ec750" }, { "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3866d015f33aeedf81338dd99154703bef33faef" }, { "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dbe556972100fabb8e5a1b3d2163831ff07b1e8e" } ], "title": "netfs: Fix potential UAF in netfs_unlock_abandoned_read_pages()", "x_generator": { "engine": "bippy-1.2.0" } } } }