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CVE-2026-98119

Linux: netfs: break unbuffered write when netfs_alloc_subrequest() fails

Linux LinuxOperating systems
CVSS
NoneNot scored
ExploitationNo known exploitationNot in CISA KEV, which does not prove it is unexploitedCISA KEV
Exploit odds (EPSS)0.18%Chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 7% of CVEs. Scored 23 Oct 2026FIRST EPSS
Fixed in19f246c795e940dc5f11cd5bc0cb1e81bc7b7090Also 8fb45a934661419c04a44d4cfea1e0df7dcf2805CVE List
Published25 Sep 2026Updated 19 Oct 2026CVE List

What fixes it

  • 19f246c795e940dc5f11cd5bc0cb1e81bc7b7090LinuxCVE List
  • 8fb45a934661419c04a44d4cfea1e0df7dcf2805LinuxCVE List

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Description

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

netfs: break unbuffered write when netfs_alloc_subrequest() fails

syzbot reported a null-ptr-deref below [1] following a fault injection in netfs_alloc_subrequest(). [0]

When netfs_alloc_subrequest() fails, subreq is NULL. Later, netfs_prepare_write() tries to initialize members of subreq(e.g., source), the issue in [1] is triggered.

Let's handle the error of netfs_prepare_write() properly.

[0] FAULT_INJECTION: forcing a failure. name failslab, interval 1, probability 0, space 0, times 0 Call Trace: netfs_alloc_subrequest+0x116/0x3f0 netfs_prepare_write+0x76/0x7b0 netfs_unbuffered_write+0x75c/0x2020 netfs_unbuffered_write_iter_locked+0x7d6/0xa80 netfs_unbuffered_write_iter+0x442/0x720 v9fs_file_write_iter+0xbf/0x100 vfs_write+0x6ac/0x1050

[1] KASAN: null-ptr-deref in range [0x00000000000000a8-0x00000000000000af] RIP: 0010:netfs_prepare_write+0xbc/0x7b0 fs/netfs/write_issue.c:173 Call Trace: netfs_unbuffered_write+0x75c/0x2020 fs/netfs/direct_write.c:111 netfs_unbuffered_write_iter_locked+0x7d6/0xa80 fs/netfs/direct_write.c:290 netfs_unbuffered_write_iter+0x442/0x720 fs/netfs/direct_write.c:382 v9fs_file_write_iter+0xbf/0x100 fs/9p/vfs_file.c:409 new_sync_write fs/read_write.c:595 [inline]

Text from CVE List

Affected versions 8

  • Linuxaffected: 288ace2f57c9d06dd2e42bd80d03747d879a4068 before cf6f93b8b06acf57de62dacbe71a3b99c68656a7CVE List
  • Linuxaffected: 288ace2f57c9d06dd2e42bd80d03747d879a4068 before 19f246c795e940dc5f11cd5bc0cb1e81bc7b7090CVE List
  • Linuxaffected: 288ace2f57c9d06dd2e42bd80d03747d879a4068 before 8fb45a934661419c04a44d4cfea1e0df7dcf2805CVE List
  • Linuxaffected: 6.10CVE List
  • Linuxunaffected: all versions before 6.10CVE List
  • Linuxunaffected: 6.18.53 through 6.18.*CVE List
  • Linuxunaffected: 7.2.7 through 7.2.*CVE List
  • Linuxunaffected: 7.3CVE List

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