In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
fscrypt: Add missing superblock check in find_or_insert_direct_key()
The legacy 'fscrypt_direct_keys' table caches master keys that are used by v1 encryption policies that have FSCRYPT_POLICY_FLAG_DIRECT_KEY. It's just a global table for all filesystems (since the keys can be provided by the legacy process-subscribed keyrings mechanism, which makes it difficult to reuse super_block::s_master_keys).
The entries in it ('struct fscrypt_direct_key') do contain a super_block pointer, though, for passing to fscrypt_destroy_inline_crypt_key() when the last inode that references the key is evicted.
However, when finding the fscrypt_direct_key for an inode, we weren't actually comparing the super_block pointer. As a result, inodes with different super_blocks could point to the same fscrypt_direct_key. That could extend the lifetime of a fscrypt_direct_key beyond the super_block it points to, causing a use-after-free later.
Fix this by creating distinct fscrypt_direct_key structs for distinct super_block structs.
Note that this problem doesn't exist in the v2 policy equivalent ("per-mode keys"), since the data structures there are per super_block.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade linuxUpgrade linux-6.12 | Aug 11, 2026 | Aug 11, 2026 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Aug 17, 2026 | Aug 10, 2026 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1017-azureUpgrade linux-image-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-gke-64k-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-gke-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-ibm-7.0Upgrade linux-image-virtualUpgrade linux-image-azure-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1067-ibmUpgrade linux-image-azure-fde-6.8Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-38-realtime-64kUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1014-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1015-ibmUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1071-gcpUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1015-oemUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1071-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-gcpUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1016-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-fipsUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-realtime-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1067-aws-fipsUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1071-azure-fipsUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegraUpgrade linux-image-realtime-7.0Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1071-gcp-fipsUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1064-oracleUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1008-gke-64kUpgrade linux-image-oracle-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1052-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-38-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-gke-7.0Upgrade linux-image-azure-fde-7.0Upgrade linux-image-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-6.8Upgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-147-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-realtime-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-38-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1014-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1013-oracleUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-rtUpgrade linux-image-azure-lts-26.04Upgrade linux-image-virtual-7.0Upgrade linux-image-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-intel-iot-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-intel-iotgUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1036-nvidia-tegra-rtUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1069-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-gcp-64k-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1013-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-aws-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-aws-fipsUpgrade linux-image-aws-7.0Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1067-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-gcp-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-gcp-fips-6.8Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-oracle-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-gcp-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-azure-fde-lts-26.04Upgrade linux-image-gkeUpgrade linux-image-gke-6.8Upgrade linux-image-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-6.8.1-1062-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-realtime-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-147-genericUpgrade linux-image-aws-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-38-genericUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1071-azureUpgrade linux-image-oem-26.04aUpgrade linux-image-azure-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-6.8Upgrade linux-image-azure-fips-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-147-fipsUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1066-gke-64kUpgrade linux-image-virtual-6.8Upgrade linux-image-laptop-23.10Upgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-gke-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-gcp-fipsUpgrade linux-image-gcp-7.0Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1067-awsUpgrade linux-image-realtime-64k-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-oracle-64k-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-oracleUpgrade linux-image-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-ibm-6.8Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1014-gcpUpgrade linux-image-oracle-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-147-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-147-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-generic-7.0Upgrade linux-image-azureUpgrade linux-image-aws-fips-6.8Upgrade linux-image-aws-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-aws-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1066-gkeUpgrade linux-image-oem-7.0Upgrade linux-image-kvmUpgrade linux-image-ibm-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-gkeop-6.8Upgrade linux-image-generic-6.8Upgrade linux-image-oracle-6.8Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-rt-6.8Upgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-ibmUpgrade linux-image-azure-fipsUpgrade linux-image-azure-fde-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-ibm-classicUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-azure-7.0Upgrade linux-image-gcp-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1014-awsUpgrade linux-image-fips-6.8Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1008-gkeUpgrade linux-image-oem-26.04Upgrade linux-image-gke-64kUpgrade linux-image-aws-64k-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-gcp-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1064-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1036-nvidia-tegraUpgrade linux-image-realtime-6.8.1Upgrade linux-image-oracle-7.0Upgrade linux-image-gke-64k-7.0 | Oct 7, 2026 | Oct 6, 2026 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Aug 17, 2026 | Aug 10, 2026 |
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