Linux vulnerability

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfs: Fix barriering when walking subrequest list Fix the barriering used when walking the subrequest list in retry as there's a possibility of seeing a subreq that's just been added by the application thread.

Published 15 Aug 2026Updated 21 Sep 20263 sources
CVSS 9.8

What happened

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfs: Fix barriering when walking subrequest list Fix the barriering used when walking the subrequest list in retry as there's a possibility of seeing a subreq that's just been added by the application thread.

Affected versions

Linux: 288ace2f57c9d06dd2e42bd80d03747d879a4068 through before 4cca4b44e561a19c77cb1949ae6846da0539db40 (git); 288ace2f57c9d06dd2e42bd80d03747d879a4068 through before be47c047250671c9225c0319ca4695be9b391c59 (git); 288ace2f57c9d06dd2e42bd80d03747d879a4068 through before 5c6ce05e406520290c1d89da97fb3cd70c09137d (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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