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CVE-2026-63795
published 2026-07-19

CVE-2026-63795: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: 9p: avoid putting oldfid in p9_client_walk() error path When p9_client_walk() is called…

PriorityP353critical10CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRNUINSCCHIHAH
EPSS
0.50%
41.3th percentile
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: 9p: avoid putting oldfid in p9_client_walk() error path When p9_client_walk() is called with clone set to false, fid aliases oldfid. If the walk subsequently fails after the request has been sent, the error path jumps to clunk_fid, which currently calls p9_fid_put(fid) unconditionally. This drops a reference to oldfid even though ownership of oldfid remains with the caller. If this is the last reference, oldfid can be clunked and destroyed while the caller still expects it to be valid. A later use or put of oldfid can then trigger a use-after-free or refcount underflow. Fix this by only putting fid in the clunk_fid error path when it does not alias oldfid, matching the existing guard in the error path below. This can be triggered when a multi-component walk is split into multiple p9_client_walk() calls and a later non-cloning walk fails. A reproducer and refcount warning logs are available on request.

Affected

31 ranges· showing 25
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
linuxlinux——
linuxlinux>= b48dbb998d70b7f48c2ec0a15c3cf47136808e4e < 99c379ca1e221c3d75c7c804ebbf4e5ee37a307099c379ca1e221c3d75c7c804ebbf4e5ee37a3070
linuxlinux>= b48dbb998d70b7f48c2ec0a15c3cf47136808e4e < b84f46179c806450b89821221ea5bd9a1698aba8b84f46179c806450b89821221ea5bd9a1698aba8
linuxlinux>= b48dbb998d70b7f48c2ec0a15c3cf47136808e4e < a61bdcba4f64c2f90d01461913f429ab151f1ca6a61bdcba4f64c2f90d01461913f429ab151f1ca6
linuxlinux>= b48dbb998d70b7f48c2ec0a15c3cf47136808e4e < 6dbe9443d9f5f7fb6d319a7b77108853ae6c6bea6dbe9443d9f5f7fb6d319a7b77108853ae6c6bea
linuxlinux>= b48dbb998d70b7f48c2ec0a15c3cf47136808e4e < a7656d368265d085ac9bb85ab31b0cdb72ad8c38a7656d368265d085ac9bb85ab31b0cdb72ad8c38
linuxlinux>= b48dbb998d70b7f48c2ec0a15c3cf47136808e4e < 1a3860d46e3eb47dbd60339783cdad7904486b9f1a3860d46e3eb47dbd60339783cdad7904486b9f
linuxlinux_kernel——
linuxlinux_kernel>= 6.0 < 6.1.1776.1.177
linuxlinux_kernel>= 6.13 < 6.18.386.18.38
linuxlinux_kernel>= 6.19 < 7.1.37.1.3
linuxlinux_kernel>= 6.2 < 6.6.1446.6.144
linuxlinux_kernel>= 6.7 < 6.12.956.12.95
ubuntulinux——
ubuntulinux-aws——
ubuntulinux-aws-7.0——
ubuntulinux-azure——
ubuntulinux-azure-7.0——
ubuntulinux-gcp——
ubuntulinux-gcp-7.0——
ubuntulinux-gke——
ubuntulinux-hwe-7.0——
ubuntulinux-ibm——
ubuntulinux-nvidia-7.0——
ubuntulinux-nvidia-bos——

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.110.0CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
vendor_redhat10.0CRITICAL
vendor_ubuntu9.1CRITICAL
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