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Advisory [CVE-2026-53165] avoid potential null folio->mapping deref during error reporting

This security Red Hat Linux advisory covers CVE-2026-53165.

CVE-2026-53165 Published Jun 25, 2026Updated by vendor Jun 25, 2026
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Summary

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iomap: avoid potential null folio->mapping deref during error reporting When a buffered read fails, iomap_finish_folio_read() reports the error with fserror_report_io(folio->mapping->host,...).

This is called after ifs->read_bytes_pending has been decremented by the bytes attempted to be read. For a folio split across multiple read completions, the folio is only guaranteed to stay locked while read_bytes_pending > 0.

Once iomap_finish_folio_read() decrements read_bytes_pending, another in-flight read can complete and end the read on the folio, which unlocks it. This allows truncate logic to run and detach the folio (set folio->mapping to NULL).

As reported by Sam Sun, this is the race that can occur: CPU0: failed completion CPU1: final completion CPU2: truncate ----------------------- ---------------------- -------------- read_bytes_pending -= len finished = false /* preempted before fserror_report_io() */ read_bytes_pending -= len finished = true folio_end_read() truncate clears folio->mapping fserror_report_io( folio->mapping->host,...) ^ NULL deref Fix this by reporting the error first before decrementing ifs->read_bytes_pending.

A race condition can occur during buffered read error reporting, specifically in the `iomap_finish_folio_read()` function.

Affected versions

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Fixed versions

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Official advisory · medium-confidence parse· fetched 9 days ago·verify at source

Mitigation

The source record does not include mitigation steps. That is not a statement that no fix exists — read the vendor advisory below for the authoritative guidance.

Official advisory · medium-confidence parse· fetched 9 days ago·verify at source

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