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High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Jul 19, 2026· Updated Aug 17, 2026

CVE-2026-63802

CVE-2026-63802

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

blk-cgroup: fix UAF in __blkcg_rstat_flush()

When multiple blkgs in the same blkcg are released concurrently, a use-after-free can occur. The race happens when one blkg's __blkcg_rstat_flush() removes another blkg's iostat entries via llist_del_all(). The second blkg sees an empty list and proceeds to free itself while the first is still iterating over its entries.

Move the flush from __blkg_release() (RCU callback) to blkg_release() (before call_rcu). This ensures the RCU grace period waits for any concurrent flush's rcu_read_lock() section to complete before freeing.

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