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Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Jul 24, 2026· Updated Aug 27, 2026

CVE-2026-64216

CVE-2026-64216

Description

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

netfs: Fix potential UAF in netfs_unlock_abandoned_read_pages()

netfs_unlock_abandoned_read_pages(rreq) accesses the index of the folios it is wanting to unlock and compares that to rreq->no_unlock_folio so that it doesn't unlock a folio being read for netfs_perform_write() or netfs_write_begin().

However, given that netfs_unlock_abandoned_read_pages() is called _after_ NETFS_RREQ_IN_PROGRESS is cleared, the one folio that it's not allowed to dereference is the one specified by ->no_unlock_folio as ownership immediately reverts to the caller.

Fix this by storing the folio pointer instead and using that rather than the index. Also fix netfs_unlock_read_folio() where the same applies.

Affected products

7
  • Linux/Kernel6 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 5 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=6.12,<6.18.34
    • 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:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)
  • osv-coords
    Range: >= 6.12.0, < 6.12.106

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