CVE-2026-64067

Technical Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

netfs: Fix missing barriers when accessing stream->subrequests locklessly

The list of subrequests attached to stream->subrequests is accessed without

locks by netfs_collect_read_results() and netfs_collect_write_results(),

and then they access subreq->flags without taking a barrier after getting

the subreq pointer from the list. Relatedly, the functions that build the

list don't use any sort of write barrier when constructing the list to make

sure that the NETFS_SREQ_IN_PROGRESS flag is perceived to be set first if

no lock is taken.

Fix this by:

(1) Add a new list_add_tail_release() function that uses a release barrier

to set the pointer to the new member of the list.

(2) Add a new list_first_entry_or_null_acquire() function that uses an

acquire barrier to read the pointer to the first member in a list (or

return NULL).

(3) Use list_add_tail_release() when adding a subreq to ->subrequests.

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Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

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