Linux vulnerability

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfs: Fix missing locking around retry adding new subreqs Fix netfs_retry_read_subrequests() and netfs_retry_write_stream() to take the appropriate lock when adding extra subrequests into stream->subrequests.

Published 19 Jul 2026Updated 7 Sep 20263 sources
CVSS 9.8

What happened

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfs: Fix missing locking around retry adding new subreqs Fix netfs_retry_read_subrequests() and netfs_retry_write_stream() to take the appropriate lock when adding extra subrequests into stream->subrequests.

Affected versions

Linux: 288ace2f57c9d06dd2e42bd80d03747d879a4068 through before d5c9d19b0ff2f7153532ac238a5e96fed2df315c (git); 288ace2f57c9d06dd2e42bd80d03747d879a4068 through before 393f3f0d7353a94b1e0bc4ca89c683fe983e5fd2 (git); 288ace2f57c9d06dd2e42bd80d03747d879a4068 through before cce18c263e9623872327ba3c956012f73c1179cc (git); 6.10 Fixed: See vendor advisory.

Why it matters

Review the vendor advisory and exposure of the affected product to determine operational impact.

Detection & mitigation

  • Apply vendor-provided updates or mitigations.
  • Review affected product exposure and access logs.

Public PoC references

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