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TI-2026-75971 Aliases CVE-2026-98843GHSA-3x6r-43qp-fxh7

Stale data written back from netfs gaps in Linux kernel

Priority LOW 22Published · Updated

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: 1 without a fix

No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

The Linux kernel from 6.12 contains a flaw in its netfs code. The function netfs_read_gaps() leaves gaps around a streaming write's dirty region unread on the server side, so a short or end-of-file response leaves stale folio content that is later written back. The fix zeroes the unread part of each gap after the read completes.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06

Description from the CNA

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfs: zero gaps in read-gaps folio to avoid writing back stale data netfs_read_gaps() leaves gaps around a streaming write's dirty region unread on the server side, so a short/EOF response there left stale folio content that later got written back. Zero it after the read completes, not before: netfs_wait_for_read() returns rreq->transferred once ret >= 0, so build an iterator over the same bvec array the read used, advance past ret, and zero the rest. The dirty region already maps to sink pages in that array rather than the real folio, so this can't touch it, and only the actual shortfall gets zeroed instead of the whole gap upfront.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00166 5th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Linux (Linux): 6.18.56, 7.2.10, 7.3Red Hat: 1 without a fix

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
LinuxLinux6.12 and later6.18.56, 7.2.10, 7.3Patch availableCNA
  • Linux VendorLinux Affected 6.12 and later Fixed in 6.18.56, 7.2.10, 7.3 Patch available CNA

CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1

Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·Linux

Remediation

Fixed versions are Linux kernel 6.18.56, 7.2.10 and 7.3. Red Hat lists Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 as affected, with no fix available.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06

  • Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 6.18.56, 7.2.10, 7.3

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Not affected: 6 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-18 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-98843
  2. 2026-10-18 Alias added: GHSA-3x6r-43qp-fxh7
  3. 2026-10-19 Fix available: Linux/[email protected] · CNA
  4. 2026-10-24 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
  5. 2026-10-24 CVSS score added · Red Hat
  6. 2026-11-06 Affected versions changed · Red Hat

References

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  • TI-2022-00125 Integer overflow in kernel KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2013-01864 The perf_swevent_init function in kernel/events/core.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.9… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
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