fuse: fix invalidate lock leak on setattr writeback failure
Key facts
- Attack vector
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- Privileges required
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- User interaction
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- Attack complexity
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- Impact type
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- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
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- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 6 without a fix
No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fuse: fix invalidate lock leak on setattr writeback failure fuse_do_setattr() takes filemap_invalidate_lock() for a DAX truncate (fault_blocked = true) and releases it at the out:/error: labels. But when a writeback flush is also needed, a write_inode_now() failure returns directly and leaks the lock, so any later fault or truncate on the file stalls on the stale rwsem. For example, truncate(2) on a setuid file reaches fuse_do_setattr() with both ATTR_SIZE and ATTR_MODE set: truncate(2) └─ do_truncate() ├─ dentry_needs_remove_privs() # S_ISUID └─ notify_change() # KILL_SUID -> ATTR_MODE └─ fuse_setattr() # no killpriv: │ # ia_valid |= ATTR_MODE └─ fuse_do_setattr() ├─ filemap_invalidate_lock() # IS_DAX && is_truncate └─ write_inode_now() # is_wb && ATTR_MODE └─ if (err) # e.g. daemon -> -EIO return err # <- lock leaked Fix this by adding an unlock label that releases the lock before returning the error, and use it for the fuse_dax_break_layouts() failure path as well.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
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| Linux | Linux | 5.10 and later | 5.10.273, 5.15.220, 6.1.187, 6.6.156, 6.12.108, 6.18.49, 7.1.13, 7.2.3, 7.3 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 5.10 and later Fixed in 5.10.273, 5.15.220, 6.1.187, 6.6.156, 6.12.108, 6.18.49, 7.1.13, 7.2.3, 7.3 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.10.273, 5.15.220, 6.1.187, 6.6.156, 6.12.108, 6.18.49, 7.1.13, 7.2.3, 7.3
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-80856
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4jx3-fh7f-pxhw
- 2026-10-08 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-10-08 CVSS score added · Red Hat
- 2026-10-19 Fix available: Linux/[email protected] · CNA
- 2026-10-30 Fix available: Linux/[email protected], Linux/Linux@92faaee1b108c6e4b07730d20896a6593a85f675 · CNA
- 2026-10-30 1 new reference · CNA
- 2026-11-07 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
References
Other 9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/92faaee1b108c6e4b07730d20896a6593a85f675
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8f14906ce9103ab8f2f1ebda45935a0d61b9d763
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/03cfeeb135428fa83f0791d3f8f94d9298cae695
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/92588d187ba4697a322e7aefe5d9e538a87d1cd2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ea9fea370b8de4ffd72e0ef89550415c15637787
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1758730d9eaa3c06cf415c3446d9f6eed9ed3eed
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dd278d954c0e96a9cbd3cc491e07b8267d25f8d5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e8457ebfd77a46e8d1210e8888ea914ad064558e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9afeca0d569c9fc89d758fe7a9339d1e8afb1546
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Sources
- CVE-2026-80856 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-80856 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4jx3-fh7f-pxhw · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-80856 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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