In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
cifs: Release folio lock on fscache read hit.
Under the current code, when cifs_readpage_worker is called, the call contract is that the callee should unlock the page. This is documented in the read_folio section of Documentation/filesystems/vfs.rst as:
> The filesystem should unlock the folio once the read has completed, > whether it was successful or not.
Without this change, when fscache is in use and cache hit occurs during a read, the page lock is leaked, producing the following stack on subsequent reads (via mmap) to the page:
$ cat /proc/3890/task/12864/stack [<0>] folio_wait_bit_common+0x124/0x350 [<0>] filemap_read_folio+0xad/0xf0 [<0>] filemap_fault+0x8b1/0xab0 [<0>] __do_fault+0x39/0x150 [<0>] do_fault+0x25c/0x3e0 [<0>] __handle_mm_fault+0x6ca/0xc70 [<0>] handle_mm_fault+0xe9/0x350 [<0>] do_user_addr_fault+0x225/0x6c0 [<0>] exc_page_fault+0x84/0x1b0 [<0>] asm_exc_page_fault+0x27/0x30
This requires a reboot to resolve; it is a deadlock.
Note however that the call to cifs_readpage_from_fscache does mark the page clean, but does not free the folio lock. This happens in __cifs_readpage_from_fscache on success. Releasing the lock at that point however is not appropriate as cifs_readahead also calls cifs_readpage_from_fscache and *does* unconditionally release the lock after its return. This change therefore effectively makes cifs_readpage_worker work like cifs_readahead.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.5
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade python-perfUpgrade kernel-tools-develUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade perfUpgrade kernel-livepatch-5.10.192-182.736Upgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade python-perf-debuginfoUpgrade perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernel-livepatch-5.15.128-80.144Upgrade kernel-tools-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-livepatch-4.14.326-245.539Upgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade bpftool-debuginfo | May 20, 2026 | May 20, 2026 |
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade kernel-libbpfUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-livepatch-6.1.49-69.116Upgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-libbpf-staticUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernel-tools-debuginfoUpgrade python3-perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade kernel-libbpf-develUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade perfUpgrade python3-perfUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade perf-debuginfoUpgrade bpftool-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-tools-develUpgrade kernel-devel | Oct 24, 2025 | Oct 4, 2025 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | Oct 6, 2025 | Oct 6, 2025 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp10 | — | Upgrade kernel-abi-stablelistsUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade python3-perfUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-tools-libs | Mar 17, 2026 | Mar 17, 2026 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp11 | — | Upgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade python3-perfUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernel-abi-stablelists | Mar 17, 2026 | Mar 17, 2026 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp13 | — | Upgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade kernel-abi-stablelistsUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade python3-perf | Mar 10, 2026 | Mar 10, 2026 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 17, 2026 | Oct 4, 2025 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-oracle-5.4Upgrade linux-fipsUpgrade linux-riscv-5.15Upgrade linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15Upgrade linux-gcp-5.4Upgrade linux-nvidia-tegra-igxUpgrade linux-intel-iot-realtimeUpgrade linux-ibm-5.15Upgrade linux-gcp-fipsUpgrade linux-intel-iotgUpgrade linuxUpgrade linux-nvidia-tegraUpgrade linux-gkeopUpgrade linux-ibm-5.4Upgrade linux-aws-fipsUpgrade linux-azure-fde-5.15Upgrade linux-azure-fipsUpgrade linux-hwe-5.4Upgrade linux-gkeUpgrade linux-azure-5.15Upgrade linux-gcpUpgrade linux-raspi-5.4Upgrade linux-realtimeUpgrade linux-hwe-5.15Upgrade linux-kvmUpgrade linux-aws-5.15Upgrade linux-oracle-5.15Upgrade linux-azureUpgrade linux-iotUpgrade linux-ibmUpgrade linux-raspiUpgrade linux-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-awsUpgrade linux-gcp-5.15Upgrade linux-oracleUpgrade linux-bluefieldUpgrade linux-intel-iotg-5.15Upgrade linux-aws-5.4Upgrade linux-xilinx-zynqmpUpgrade linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15Upgrade linux-nvidiaUpgrade linux-azure-5.4 | Oct 10, 2025 | Oct 4, 2025 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Oct 15, 2025 | Oct 4, 2025 |
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