In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
afs: Fix reinitialisation of the inode, in particular ->lock_work
It seems that initalising afs_vnode::lock_work a single time in the slab's init function isn't sufficient for work_structs. This results in the DEBUG_OBJECTS debugging stuff producing a warning occasionally when running the generic/131 xfstest:
ODEBUG: activate not available (active state 0) object: 0000000016d8760f object type: work_struct hint: afs_lock_work+0x0/0x220 WARNING: lib/debugobjects.c:629 at debug_print_object+0x4b/0x90, CPU#3: locktest/7695 ... CPU: 3 UID: 0 PID: 7695 Comm: locktest Tainted: G S 7.1.0-build3+ #2771 PREEMPT ... RIP: 0010:debug_print_object+0x65/0x90 ... Call Trace: <TASK> ? __pfx_afs_lock_work+0x10/0x10 debug_object_activate+0x122/0x170 insert_work+0x25/0x60 __queue_work+0x2e0/0x340 queue_delayed_work_on+0x48/0x70 afs_fl_release_private+0x57/0x70 locks_release_private+0x5c/0xa0 locks_free_lock+0xe/0x20 posix_lock_inode+0x55f/0x5b0 locks_lock_inode_wait+0x81/0x140 ? file_write_and_wait_range+0x50/0x70 afs_lock+0xcd/0x110 fcntl_setlk+0x10d/0x260 do_fcntl+0x24e/0x5b0 __do_sys_fcntl+0x6a/0x90 do_syscall_64+0x11e/0x310 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x71/0x79
Fix this by reinitialising ->lock_work after allocating an inode.
Also, flush ->lock_work when the inode is being evicted to make sure it's not still running.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | Nov 3, 2026 | Aug 15, 2026 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Aug 20, 2026 | Aug 15, 2026 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-oem-26.04aUpgrade linux-image-azureUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1008-gke-64kUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1017-azureUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1008-gkeUpgrade linux-image-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-gke-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-gke-64kUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-azure-fde-7.0Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1036-nvidia-tegra-rtUpgrade linux-image-ibm-7.0Upgrade linux-image-azure-lts-26.04Upgrade linux-image-realtime-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-38-realtime-64kUpgrade linux-image-gcpUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-38-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-38-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1015-ibmUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1014-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-oem-7.0Upgrade linux-image-aws-7.0Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-6.8Upgrade linux-image-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1013-oracleUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1015-oemUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1013-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-ibmUpgrade linux-image-oracle-7.0Upgrade linux-image-aws-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-realtime-64k-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegraUpgrade linux-image-oem-26.04Upgrade linux-image-realtime-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1014-gcpUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1016-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-oracleUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-realtime-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-gke-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-gke-64k-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-gkeUpgrade linux-image-gke-7.0Upgrade linux-image-gcp-7.0Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-rt-6.8Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-38-genericUpgrade linux-image-virtualUpgrade linux-image-oracle-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1036-nvidia-tegraUpgrade linux-image-virtual-7.0Upgrade linux-image-azure-fde-lts-26.04Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1014-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1014-awsUpgrade linux-image-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-azure-7.0Upgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-realtime-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-rtUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-7.0Upgrade linux-image-gcp-64k-7.0 | Oct 7, 2026 | Oct 6, 2026 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Nov 4, 2026 | Aug 15, 2026 |
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