In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
gfs2: fix use-after-free in gfs2_qd_dealloc
gfs2_qd_dealloc(), called as an RCU callback from gfs2_qd_dispose(), accesses the superblock object sdp through qd->qd_sbd after freeing qd. It does so to decrement sd_quota_count and wake up sd_kill_wait.
However, by the time the RCU callback runs, gfs2_put_super() may have already freed sdp via free_sbd(). This can happen when gfs2_quota_cleanup() is called during unmount: it disposes of quota objects via call_rcu() and then waits on sd_kill_wait with a 60-second timeout. If the timeout expires, or if gfs2_gl_hash_clear() triggers additional qd_put() calls that schedule more RCU callbacks after the wait completes, gfs2_put_super() will proceed to free the superblock while RCU callbacks referencing it are still pending.
Add an rcu_barrier() before free_sbd() in gfs2_put_super() to ensure all pending RCU callbacks (including gfs2_qd_dealloc) have completed before the superblock is freed.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.8
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | Jul 23, 2026 | Jul 23, 2026 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 31, 2026 | Jul 19, 2026 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1011-oracleUpgrade linux-image-realtime-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-oem-7.0Upgrade linux-image-realtime-7.0Upgrade linux-image-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-virtualUpgrade linux-image-virtual-7.0Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-6.8Upgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-azure-lts-26.04Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1013-ibmUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1011-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-31-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-gcpUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1011-gcpUpgrade linux-image-ibm-7.0Upgrade linux-image-oracle-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1006-gke-64kUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-31-realtime-64kUpgrade linux-image-realtime-64k-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1014-azureUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1019-raspiUpgrade linux-image-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-bos-7.0Upgrade linux-image-aws-7.0Upgrade linux-image-gke-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-oracleUpgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-realtime-64kUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1013-oemUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1019-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-oem-26.04bUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-2018-nvidia-bosUpgrade linux-image-realtime-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-31-genericUpgrade linux-image-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-gkeUpgrade linux-image-gke-64k-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-bos-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1035-nvidia-tegra-rtUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegraUpgrade linux-image-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-gke-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-7.0Upgrade linux-image-gcp-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-31-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1006-gkeUpgrade linux-image-gke-7.0Upgrade linux-image-oem-26.04aUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-bos-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1035-nvidia-tegraUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-2018-nvidia-bos-64kUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1012-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-ibmUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-bosUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-rtUpgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-raspi-realtime-7.0Upgrade linux-image-raspiUpgrade linux-image-gke-64kUpgrade linux-image-raspi-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1011-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-7.0Upgrade linux-image-gcp-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-azureUpgrade linux-image-azure-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1012-awsUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-rt-6.8Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-oem-26.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-aws-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1018-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-oracle-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1018-nvidia | Sep 14, 2026 | Sep 7, 2026 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Aug 3, 2026 | Jul 19, 2026 |
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