netfs: Fix leak of request in netfs_write_begin() error handling
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2026-64060 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | Linux |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2026-07-19 16:17:46 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-07-19 16:17:46 UTC |
| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfs: Fix leak of request in netfs_write_begin() error handling Fix netfs_write_begin() to not leak our ref on the request in the event that we get an error from netfs_wait_for_read(). |
Risk And Classification
EPSS: 0.001660000 probability, percentile 0.061660000 (date 2026-07-20)
Vendor Declared Affected Products
| Source | Vendor | Product | Version | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected 4090b31422a6f24dfe701e31ffec7ba5804a7e2f 22ae28aae43623be235ff455558cdd13fbe2daeb git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected 4090b31422a6f24dfe701e31ffec7ba5804a7e2f 28686d6d8b60dc5bbae9ef6023ab2051d6c66cdf git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected 4090b31422a6f24dfe701e31ffec7ba5804a7e2f 5046a34f0643441f05b0253ea64e1a3af87efe14 git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected 5.18 | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 5.18 semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 6.18.34 6.18.* semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 7.0.11 7.0.* semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 7.1 * original_commit_for_fix | Not specified |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/22ae28aae43623be235ff455558cdd13fbe2daeb | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | |
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/5046a34f0643441f05b0253ea64e1a3af87efe14 | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | |
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/28686d6d8b60dc5bbae9ef6023ab2051d6c66cdf | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.