Critical severity · published Jul 24, 2026
CVE-2026-64216
netfs: Fix potential UAF in netfs_unlock_abandoned_read_pages()
9.8
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 39% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
6.12 before 6.18.34; 6.19 before 7.0.11; 7.1; 7.1; 7.1; 7.1 · source: NVD
LI
Linux · Linux
ee4cdf7ba857a894ad1650d6ab77669cbbfa329e before d4ae8dba90b89e7bb4d1045d1cb26afbaf13ee5c; ee4cdf7ba857a894ad1650d6ab77669cbbfa329e before 6080fa3ecfbb4448a3b47368629534c09b6ec750; ee4cdf7ba857a894ad1650d6ab77669cbbfa329e before 3866d015f33aeedf81338dd99154703bef33faef; ee4cdf7ba857a894ad1650d6ab77669cbbfa329e before dbe556972100fabb8e5a1b3d2163831ff07b1e8e; 6.12 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-64216
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-64216
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3866d015f33aeedf81338dd99154703bef33faef
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6080fa3ecfbb4448a3b47368629534c09b6ec750
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d4ae8dba90b89e7bb4d1045d1cb26afbaf13ee5c
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dbe556972100fabb8e5a1b3d2163831ff07b1e8e
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