CVE-2026-63800
Published: July 22, 2026Last modified: July 22, 2026
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: pNFS: Fix use-after-free in pnfs_update_layout() When hitting the NFS_LAYOUT_RETURN branch in pnfs_update_layout(), the code calls pnfs_prepare_to_retry_layoutget(lo). If it succeeds, pnfs_put_layout_hdr(lo) is called before trace_pnfs_update_layout(), which still references 'lo'. This results in a use-after-free when the tracepoint accesses lo's fields. Fix this by moving the tracepoint call before pnfs_put_layout_hdr(lo).
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 9.8 |
| Attack Vector | NETWORK |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | NONE |
| User interaction | NONE |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | HIGH |
| Integrity impact | HIGH |
| Availability impact | HIGH |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Status
| Product | Release | Package | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpaquita Linux | 23 LTS | linux-lts | Fixed (6.1.177-r0) |
| 25 LTS | linux-lts | Fixed (6.12.95-r0) | |
| Stream | linux-lts | Fixed (6.18.38-r0) |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/13e198a90ca4050f4bee8a3f23680389a6563ccc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1f24b8302c77dcaf79c64c073877a3b9f4dd25d2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/200e7637f4d6a1342987045eea72641524f909dc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2883ddd7542b4437a2ab4908fe2773f690e20889
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4ad8b9a85dbf57ca532ee9e65ad7e6498bfbbf98
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7e37e9b3e82ade881e1798e2f4fcc54aff7793c1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9645aaf689aff57427ece3b9fa47d5b5399417f4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9c0fb5c09ae5bd68dc0038692af8127029cb0385