High severity · published May 27, 2026
CVE-2026-45984
gfs2: Fix use-after-free in iomap inline data write path
7.8
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
gfs2: Fix use-after-free in iomap inline data write path
The inline data buffer head (dibh) is being released prematurely in
gfs2_iomap_begin() via release_metapath() while iomap->inline_data
still points to dibh->b_data. This causes a use-after-free when
iomap_write_end_inline() later attempts to write to the inline data
area.
The bug sequence:
1. gfs2_iomap_begin() calls gfs2_meta_inode_buffer() to read inode
metadata into dibh
2. Sets iomap->inline_data = dibh->b_data + sizeof(struct gfs2_dinode)
3. Calls release_metapath() which calls brelse(dibh), dropping refcount
to 0
4. kswapd reclaims the page (~39ms later in the syzbot report)
5. iomap_write_end_inline() tries to memcpy() to iomap->inline_data
6. KASAN detects use-after-free write to freed memory
Fix by storing dibh in iomap->private and incrementing its refcount
with get_bh() in gfs2_iomap_begin(). The buffer is then properly
released in gfs2_iomap_end() after the inline write completes,
ensuring the page stays alive for the entire iomap operation.
Note: A C reproducer is not available for this issue. The fix is based
on analysis of the KASAN report and code review showing the buffer head
is freed before use.
[agruenba: Take buffer head reference in gfs2_iomap_begin() to avoid
leaks in gfs2_iomap_get() and gfs2_iomap_alloc().]
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 8% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
5.2 before 5.10.252; 5.11 before 5.15.202; 5.16 before 6.1.165; 6.2 before 6.6.128; 6.7 before 6.12.75; 6.13 before 6.18.14; +1 more · source: NVD
LI
Linux · Linux
d0a22a4b03b8475b7aa3fa41243c26c291407844 before 1403989d1b502f4a2c0d0b42ccf1c25748442eff; d0a22a4b03b8475b7aa3fa41243c26c291407844 before 1cae1bafdf9caa9b462b19af06b1a06902e4e142; d0a22a4b03b8475b7aa3fa41243c26c291407844 before 764c3c84b5683e608f43735c803a5f415046686c; d0a22a4b03b8475b7aa3fa41243c26c291407844 before d87268326b277af3665237ac76a73dd9fa8e21b4; d0a22a4b03b8475b7aa3fa41243c26c291407844 before 87d4954b5c59735a99ea98cb208d47130f6dce7d; d0a22a4b03b8475b7aa3fa41243c26c291407844 before 6d76febba07c40bcf358f63216d36ea68cf1c215; +3 more · source: vendor
RH
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
RH
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
RH
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
RH
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
RH
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
RH
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
RH
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Telecommunications Update Service · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
RH
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Update Services for SAP Solutions · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
RH
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
RH
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-45984
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-45984
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1403989d1b502f4a2c0d0b42ccf1c25748442eff
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1cae1bafdf9caa9b462b19af06b1a06902e4e142
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6d76febba07c40bcf358f63216d36ea68cf1c215
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/764c3c84b5683e608f43735c803a5f415046686c
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/815ddd27c0c7171a99fe802fdb19098ddef8b19d
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/87d4954b5c59735a99ea98cb208d47130f6dce7d
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