Critical · published July 19, 2026
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
pNFS: Fix use-after-free in pnfs_update_layout()
When hitting the NFS_LAYOUT_RETURN branch in pnfs_update_layout(),
the code calls pnfs_prepare_to_retry_layoutget(lo). If it succeeds,
pnfs_put_layout_hdr(lo) is called before trace_pnfs_update_layout(),
which still references 'lo'. This results in a use-after-free when the
tracepoint accesses lo's fields.
Fix this by moving the tracepoint call before pnfs_put_layout_hdr(lo).
| Product | Versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| linux/linux_kernel | ≥ 5.4.91, < 5.5 | 5.5 |
| linux/linux_kernel | ≥ 5.10.9, < 5.10.260 | 5.10.260 |
| linux/linux_kernel | ≥ 5.11.1, < 5.15.211 | 5.15.211 |
| linux/linux_kernel | ≥ 5.16, < 6.1.177 | 6.1.177 |
| linux/linux_kernel | ≥ 6.2, < 6.6.144 | 6.6.144 |
| linux/linux_kernel | ≥ 6.7, < 6.12.95 | 6.12.95 |
| linux/linux_kernel | ≥ 6.13, < 6.18.38 | 6.18.38 |
| linux/linux_kernel | ≥ 6.19, < 7.1.3 | 7.1.3 |
| linux/linux_kernel | all versions | — |
| linux/linux_kernel | all versions | — |
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| linux/linux_kernel | all versions | — |
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