High [CVE-2026-53341] fix UAF due to unlocked ->mnt_ns read in may_decode_fh
This high-severity Red Hat Linux advisory covers CVE-2026-53341 affecting Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.
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Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fhandle: fix UAF due to unlocked ->mnt_ns read in may_decode_fh() may_decode_fh() accesses mount::mnt_ns without holding any locks; that means the mount can concurrently be unmounted, and the mnt_namespace can concurrently be freed after an RCU grace period.
This race can happens as follows, assuming that the mount point was created by open_tree(..., OPEN_TREE_CLONE): thread 1 thread 2 RCU __do_sys_open_by_handle_at do_handle_open handle_to_path may_decode_fh is_mounted [mount::mnt_ns access] [mount::mnt_ns access] __do_sys_close fput_close_sync __fput dissolve_on_fput umount_tree class_namespace_excl_destructor namespace_unlock free_mnt_ns mnt_ns_tree_remove call_rcu(mnt_ns_release_rcu) mnt_ns_release_rcu mnt_ns_release kfree [mnt_namespace::user_ns access] **UAF** Fix it by taking rcu_read_lock() around the mount::mnt_ns access, like in __prepend_path().
Additionally, document the semantics of mount::mnt_ns, and use WRITE_ONCE() for writers that can race with lockless readers. This bug is unreachable unless one of the following is set: - CONFIG_PREEMPTION - CONFIG_RCU_STRICT_GRACE_PERIOD because it requires an RCU grace period to happen during a syscall without an explicit preemption.
Is CVE-2026-53341 exploited?
No exploitation is reported in the sources VulniPulse tracks: CVE-2026-53341 is not in the CISA KEV catalog (checked ) and this advisory does not report exploitation. That is not proof the vulnerability cannot be exploited.
How do I fix CVE-2026-53341?
Upgrade to a fixed release named by Red Hat:
- kernel-0:6.12.0-211.61.1.el10_2
- kernel-0:5.14.0-687.53.1.el9_8
- RHSA-2026:72624
- RHSA-2026:72623
Confirm against the vendor advisory before you patch.
Affected versions
No affected-version range was extracted from the source record. The vendor advisory is authoritative. Check it before change work.
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 13 days ago·verify at source
- kernel-0:6.12.0-211.61.1.el10_2
- kernel-0:5.14.0-687.53.1.el9_8
- RHSA-2026:72624
- RHSA-2026:72623
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 13 days ago·verify at source
Mitigation
Upgrade to a fixed release: kernel-0:6.12.0-211.61.1.el10_2, kernel-0:5.14.0-687.53.1.el9_8, RHSA-2026:72624, RHSA-2026:72623. That is the remediation for this advisory.
The vendor advisory may list interim mitigations or workarounds not captured here. Review it before change work.
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 13 days ago·verify at source
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