{"cvss":5.5,"datePublished":"2026-07-19T16:17:46.407","dateUpdated":"2026-09-02T21:12:45.183","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnetfs: Fix folio->private handling in netfs_perform_write()\n\nUnder some circumstances, netfs_perform_write() doesn't correctly\nmanipulate folio->private between NULL, NETFS_FOLIO_COPY_TO_CACHE, pointing\nto a group and pointing to a netfs_folio struct, leading to potential\nmultiple attachments of private data with associated folio ref leaks and\nalso leaks of netfs_folio structs or netfs_group refs.\n\nFix this by consolidating the place at which a folio is marked uptodate in\none place and having that look at what's attached to folio->private and\ndecide how to clean it up and then set the new group.  Also, the content\nshouldn't be flushed if group is NULL, even if a group is specified in the\nnetfs_group parameter, as that would be the case for a new folio.  A\nfilesystem should always specify netfs_group or never specify netfs_group.\n\nThe Sashiko auto-review tool noted that it was theoretically possible that\nthe fpos >= ctx->zero_point section might leak if it modified a streaming\nwrite folio.  This is unlikely, but with a network filesystem, third party\nchanges can happen.  It also pointed out that __netfs_set_group() would\nleak if called multiple times on the same folio from the \"whole folio\nmodify section\".","id":"CVE-2026-64059","raw":{"affected":[{"affectedData":[{"defaultStatus":"unaffected","product":"Linux","programFiles":["fs/netfs/buffered_write.c","include/trace/events/netfs.h"],"repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","vendor":"Linux","versions":[{"lessThan":"7f040243c74d72b45b22246c7d9e621fbeab44ac","status":"affected","version":"8f52de0077ba3bf41e5d53d67a185700f41efce7","versionType":"git"},{"lessThan":"551b5c71ee312ca7646ddb605231c1016e8cbb18","status":"affected","version":"8f52de0077ba3bf41e5d53d67a185700f41efce7","versionType":"git"},{"lessThan":"0969ea8370bad0e4fb6131b6a7bed9e7ec522ac7","status":"affected","version":"8f52de0077ba3bf41e5d53d67a185700f41efce7","versionType":"git"},{"lessThan":"ccde2ac757c713535b224233a296de40efe5212d","status":"affected","version":"8f52de0077ba3bf41e5d53d67a185700f41efce7","versionType":"git"}]},{"defaultStatus":"affected","product":"Linux","programFiles":["fs/netfs/buffered_write.c","include/trace/events/netfs.h"],"repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","vendor":"Linux","versions":[{"status":"affected","version":"6.12"},{"lessThan":"6.12","status":"unaffected","version":"0","versionType":"semver"},{"lessThanOrEqual":"6.12.*","status":"unaffected","version":"6.12.92","versionType":"semver"},{"lessThanOrEqual":"6.18.*","status":"unaffected","version":"6.18.34","versionType":"semver"},{"lessThanOrEqual":"7.0.*","status":"unaffected","version":"7.0.11","versionType":"semver"},{"lessThanOrEqual":"*","status":"unaffected","version":"7.1","versionType":"original_commit_for_fix"}]}],"source":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"}],"configurations":[{"nodes":[{"cpeMatch":[{"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","matchCriteriaId":"9574AA5E-61DC-4F38-82BC-69F89AA7593C","versionEndExcluding":"6.12.92","versionStartIncluding":"6.12","vulnerable":true},{"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","matchCriteriaId":"A4B1EF6D-18D7-4838-BC37-7499D5DCC3C0","versionEndExcluding":"6.18.34","versionStartIncluding":"6.13","vulnerable":true},{"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","matchCriteriaId":"0520D091-FC52-4A50-AF07-70AE7D08B750","versionEndExcluding":"7.0.11","versionStartIncluding":"6.19","vulnerable":true},{"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*","matchCriteriaId":"B1EF7059-E670-45F4-B422-54C40FA86390","vulnerable":true},{"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*","matchCriteriaId":"0D38F0BF-A728-4133-A358-D44A2F7EE6D6","vulnerable":true},{"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*","matchCriteriaId":"EC732D08-5F7B-46D9-B154-E60C7F4F0A97","vulnerable":true},{"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*","matchCriteriaId":"E5910A9D-F60A-409A-B486-FE66BFEBA9B9","vulnerable":true}],"negate":false,"operator":"OR"}]}],"cveTags":[],"descriptions":[{"lang":"en","value":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnetfs: Fix folio->private handling in netfs_perform_write()\n\nUnder some circumstances, netfs_perform_write() doesn't correctly\nmanipulate folio->private between NULL, NETFS_FOLIO_COPY_TO_CACHE, pointing\nto a group and pointing to a netfs_folio struct, leading to potential\nmultiple attachments of private data with associated folio ref leaks and\nalso leaks of netfs_folio structs or netfs_group refs.\n\nFix this by consolidating the place at which a folio is marked uptodate in\none place and having that look at what's attached to folio->private and\ndecide how to clean it up and then set the new group.  Also, the content\nshouldn't be flushed if group is NULL, even if a group is specified in the\nnetfs_group parameter, as that would be the case for a new folio.  A\nfilesystem should always specify netfs_group or never specify netfs_group.\n\nThe Sashiko auto-review tool noted that it was theoretically possible that\nthe fpos >= ctx->zero_point section might leak if it modified a streaming\nwrite folio.  This is unlikely, but with a network filesystem, third party\nchanges can happen.  It also pointed out that __netfs_set_group() would\nleak if called multiple times on the same folio from the \"whole folio\nmodify section\"."}],"id":"CVE-2026-64059","lastModified":"2026-09-02T21:12:45.183","metrics":{"cvssMetricV31":[{"cvssData":{"attackComplexity":"LOW","attackVector":"LOCAL","availabilityImpact":"HIGH","baseScore":5.5,"baseSeverity":"MEDIUM","confidentialityImpact":"NONE","integrityImpact":"NONE","privilegesRequired":"LOW","scope":"UNCHANGED","userInteraction":"NONE","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","version":"3.1"},"exploitabilityScore":1.8,"impactScore":3.6,"source":"nvd@nist.gov","type":"Primary"}]},"published":"2026-07-19T16:17:46.407","references":[{"source":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67","tags":["Patch"],"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0969ea8370bad0e4fb6131b6a7bed9e7ec522ac7"},{"source":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67","tags":["Patch"],"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/551b5c71ee312ca7646ddb605231c1016e8cbb18"},{"source":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67","tags":["Patch"],"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7f040243c74d72b45b22246c7d9e621fbeab44ac"},{"source":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67","tags":["Patch"],"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ccde2ac757c713535b224233a296de40efe5212d"}],"sourceIdentifier":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67","vulnStatus":"Analyzed","weaknesses":[{"description":[{"lang":"en","value":"NVD-CWE-noinfo"}],"source":"nvd@nist.gov","type":"Primary"}]},"severity":"MEDIUM","source":"nvd","title":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnetfs: Fix folio->private handling in netfs_perf..."}