PT-2026-61378
CVE-2026-64061
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Published
2026-07-19
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Updated
2026-09-30
Description by
CVSS 3.1
9.8
CriticalMetricsAV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Linux kernel version 7.0.0
Description
A use-after-free issue exists in the
netfs read gaps() function. The problem occurs because the sink page is released prematurely before the request completes. This sink page is used within an ITER BVEC-class iterator to fill gaps from the target folio, allowing a single read operation to address both gaps. A use-after-free (UAF) is a memory corruption error that occurs when a program continues to use a pointer after the memory it points to has been freed.Recommendations
Update the Linux kernel to a version where the
netfs read gaps() function is fixed to release the sink page only after the request has completed. Found an issue in the description? Have something to add? Feel free to write us 👾