smb/client: invalidate fscache for fallocate range operations
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 5 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: smb/client: invalidate fscache for fallocate range operations smb3_zero_range(), smb3_punch_hole(), smb3_insert_range(), and smb3_collapse_range() modify file contents through server-side range operations. These operations discard the affected page cache, but leave the FS-Cache cookie valid, so a later read may return data cached before the range operation. Fix this by invalidating FS-Cache after outstanding I/O has completed and before modifying the file on the server. Run the following as root on a CIFS mount with fsc enabled and an active CacheFiles backend: bash -c ' MNT=/mnt/cifs FILE="$MNT/repro" # Generate four 1 MiB random blocks: [A][B][C][D]. dd if=/dev/urandom of=/tmp/src bs=1M count=4 status=none # Expected contents after zeroing B: [A][zero][C][D]. cp /tmp/src /tmp/expected dd if=/dev/zero of=/tmp/expected bs=1M seek=1 count=1 \ conv=notrunc status=none cp /tmp/src "$FILE" # Populate FS-Cache, then discard the page cache. sync echo 1 > /proc/sys/vm/drop_caches cat "$FILE" > /dev/null sync echo 1 > /proc/sys/vm/drop_caches fallocate --zero-range -o 1M -l 1M "$FILE" if cmp -s /tmp/expected "$FILE"; then echo "readback: OK" else echo "readback: STALE DATA" fi ' Before this change, the readback differs from /tmp/expected: readback: STALE DATA After this change, it matches: readback: OK
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 3.17 and later | 6.6.160, 6.12.114, 7.2.7, 7.3 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 3.17 and later Fixed in 6.6.160, 6.12.114, 7.2.7, 7.3 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 12
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.17.1 to before 6.6.160 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.7 to before 6.12.114 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.13 to before 7.2.7 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.17:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.17 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.17:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.17 rc2 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.17:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.17 rc3 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.17:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.17 rc4 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.17:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.17 rc5 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.17:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.17 rc6 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.17:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.17 rc7 | Vulnerable | Linux |
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.17.1 to before 6.6.160 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.7 to before 6.12.114 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.13 to before 7.2.7 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.17:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.17 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.17:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.17 rc2 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.17:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.17 rc3 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.17:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.17 rc4 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.17:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.17 rc5 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.17:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.17 rc6 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.17:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.17 rc7 Vulnerable ·Linux
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 6.6.160, 6.12.114, 7.2.7, 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 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: 2 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-98124
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wcf3-p4hx-gg65
- 2026-10-19 Fix available: Linux/[email protected] · CNA
- 2026-10-21 Fix available: Linux/[email protected], Linux/[email protected], Linux/Linux@cc7202a51b8777a757bda9dcfbf339f828c6a130 +1 · CNA
- 2026-10-21 2 new references · CNA
- 2026-10-23 CVSS score added · NVD
- 2026-10-23 Weakness changed · NVD
- 2026-11-07 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
References
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Sources
- CVE-2026-98124 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-98124 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-wcf3-p4hx-gg65 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-98124 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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