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CVE-2026-99051NVD

Vulnerability Summary

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

fsverity: RCU-delay the freeing of struct fsverity_info

__fsverity_get_info() calls rhashtable_lookup_fast(), which just uses
rcu_read_lock() and doesn't directly synchronize with
fsverity_remove_info().

For the same inode this isn't a problem: its fsverity_info is removed
only at inode eviction time or upon failure to enable verity, when the
inode no longer needs its fsverity_info and it will no longer be
accessed via that inode.

However, this is broken and can cause a use-after-free for concurrent
__fsverity_get_info() for *different* inodes. Those rely on following
fsverity_info::rhash_head in the rhashtable under rcu_read_lock() only.
They also use fsverity_info::inode to do the key comparison.

Fix this by RCU-delaying the freeing of 'struct fsverity_info' after
it's been removed from the rhashtable.
Severity Level
HIGH(7.8)
Published Date
Oct 23, 2026
Last Modified
Oct 24, 2026
Exploitation Status
No confirmed exploitation yet
EPSS Score (30-Day)
0.15%Probability
Root Weakness (CWE)
N/A
CVSS v3.1 Base Metrics — Score 7.8 (HIGH)
Attack VectorLocal
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

Affected & Patched Versions

Affected Versions
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Patched Versions
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