DEBIAN-CVE-2026-31597
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ocfs2: fix use-after-free in ocfs2_fault() when VM_FAULT_RETRY filemap_fault() may drop the mmap_lock before returning VM_FAULT_RETRY, as documented in mm/filemap.c: "If our return value has VM_FAULT_RETRY set, it's because the mmap_lock may be dropped before doing I/O or by lock_folio_maybe_drop_mmap()." When this happens, a concurrent munmap() can call remove_vma() and free the vm_area_struct via RCU. The saved 'vma' pointer in ocfs2_fault() then becomes a dangling pointer, and the subsequent trace_ocfs2_fault() call dereferences it -- a use-after-free. Fix this by saving ip_blkno as a plain integer before calling filemap_fault(), and removing vma from the trace event. Since ip_blkno is copied by value before the lock can be dropped, it remains valid regardless of what happens to the vma or inode afterward.
Risk Scores
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | linux | 7.0.1-1, 6.10.6-1, 6.10.6-1 |
| Debian:14 | linux | 6.12.38-1, 6.12.41-1, 6.12.43-1 |
| Debian:11 | linux | 7.0.1-1, 6.5, 6.5 |
| Debian:13 | linux | 6.12.38-1, 6.12.41-1, 6.12.48-1 |
Timeline
- Apr 24, 2026 CVE Published
- May 1, 2026 CVE Updated