fs/resctrl: Fix use-after-free during unmount
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-416 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fs/resctrl: Fix use-after-free during unmount During unmount or failure teardown all mon_data structures that contain monitoring event file private data are freed after which kernfs nodes are removed. However, the RDT_DELETED flag is never set for the statically allocated default resource group. A concurrent reader of an event file associated with the default resource group may, after dropping kernfs active protection, block on rdtgroup_mutex while unmount proceeds to free the file private data and destroy the kernfs node without waiting for the reader. When the mutex is released, the reader wakes up, observes that RDT_DELETED is not set for the default group, and dereferences the already-freed file private data. The scenario can be depicted as follows: CPU0 CPU1 /* * Default resource group's * monitoring data accessible via * kernfs file with kernfs_node::priv * pointing to a struct mon_data. * User opens the file for reading. */ rdtgroup_mondata_show() /* arch encounters fatal error */ rdtgroup_kn_lock_live() resctrl_exit() atomic_inc(&rdtgroup_default.waitcount) cpus_read_lock() kernfs_break_active_protection(kn) mutex_lock(&rdtgroup_mutex) cpus_read_lock() resctrl_fs_teardown() mutex_lock(&rdtgroup_mutex) rmdir_all_sub() mon_put_kn_priv() /* Delete all mon_data structures */ rdtgroup_destroy_root() kernfs_destroy_root() rdtgroup_default.kn = NULL mutex_unlock(&rdtgroup_mutex) /* * rdtgroup_default.flags is empty so * rdtgroup_kn_lock_live() returns * &rdtgroup_default */ md = of->kn->priv; /* md points to freed mon_data */ Set RDT_DELETED for the default group unconditionally since the flag does not lead to the freeing of this statically allocated group. Do not allow a new resctrl mount if there are any waiters on default group of previous mount. A new mount will re-initialize the default group that would appear to waiters from previous mount as though the default group is accessible causing them to access the mon_data structures from the previous mount that have been removed.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
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Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 6.18.42, 7.1.5, 7.2
Red Hat 2 advisories
- RHSA-2026:95370 Released 2026-11-05 · Red Hat rating Importantkernel security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) kernel-64k-debug-devel-5.14.0-687.66.1.el9_8, kernel-64k-debug-devel-matched-5.14.0-687.66.1.el9_8, kernel-64k-devel-5.14.0-687.66.1.el9_8 +12
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9) kernel-5.14.0-687.66.1.el9_8, kernel-64k-5.14.0-687.66.1.el9_8, kernel-64k-core-5.14.0-687.66.1.el9_8 +28
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9) kernel-tools-libs-devel-5.14.0-687.66.1.el9_8, libperf-5.14.0-687.66.1.el9_8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time (v. 9) kernel-rt-5.14.0-687.66.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-64k-5.14.0-687.66.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-64k-core-5.14.0-687.66.1.el9_8 +21
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV (v. 9) kernel-rt-5.14.0-687.66.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-core-5.14.0-687.66.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-debug-5.14.0-687.66.1.el9_8 +9
- RHSA-2026:95367 Released 2026-11-05 · Red Hat rating Importantkernel security update
- 10Base-SMTV kernel-modules-internal-6.12.0-211.74.1.el10_2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10) kernel-64k-debug-devel-6.12.0-211.74.1.el10_2, kernel-64k-debug-devel-matched-6.12.0-211.74.1.el10_2, kernel-64k-devel-6.12.0-211.74.1.el10_2 +12
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 10) kernel-6.12.0-211.74.1.el10_2, kernel-64k-6.12.0-211.74.1.el10_2, kernel-64k-core-6.12.0-211.74.1.el10_2 +29
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 10) kernel-tools-libs-devel-6.12.0-211.74.1.el10_2, libperf-6.12.0-211.74.1.el10_2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Hidden (v. 10) kernel-modules-internal-6.12.0-211.74.1.el10_2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time (v. 10) kernel-rt-6.12.0-211.74.1.el10_2, kernel-rt-64k-6.12.0-211.74.1.el10_2, kernel-rt-64k-core-6.12.0-211.74.1.el10_2 +21
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV (v. 10) kernel-rt-6.12.0-211.74.1.el10_2, kernel-rt-core-6.12.0-211.74.1.el10_2, kernel-rt-debug-6.12.0-211.74.1.el10_2 +9
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| 10Base-SMTV | Fixed | RHSA-2026:95367 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:95367 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:95370 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 10) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:95367 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:95370 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 10) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:95367 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:95370 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Hidden (v. 10) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:95367 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time (v. 10) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:95367 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:95370 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV (v. 10) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:95367 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:95370 |
Not affected: 4 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-72080
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3mx4-vrgg-r9xh
- 2026-10-16 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-20 Weakness changed · CISA ADP
- 2026-10-26 CVSS score changed · Red Hat
- 2026-10-29 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-10-30 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-11-06 Fix available: 10Base-SMTV, Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10), Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) +9 · Red Hat
- 2026-11-06 Fix available: RHSA-2026:95370 · Red Hat
- 2026-11-06 Fix available: RHSA-2026:95367 · Red Hat
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Sources
- CVE-2026-72080 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-72080 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3mx4-vrgg-r9xh · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-72080 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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