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High [CVE-2026-53388] re-lock request before replacing page cache folio

This high-severity Red Hat Linux advisory covers CVE-2026-53388 affecting Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.

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CVE-2026-53388
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Red Hat LinuxLinux Kernel
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Summary

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fuse: re-lock request before replacing page cache folio fuse_try_move_folio() unlocks the request on entry but does not re-lock it on the success path.

This means fuse_chan_abort() can end the request and free the fuse_io_args (eg fuse_readpages_end()) while the subsequent copy chain logic after fuse_try_move_folio() accesses the fuse_io_args, leading to use-after-free issues. Fix this by calling lock_request() before replace_page_cache_folio().

This ensures the request is locked on the success path which will prevent the fuse_io_args from being freed while the later copying logic runs, and also ensures that the ap->folios[i]->mapping is never null since ap->folios[i] will always point to the newfolio after replace_page_cache_folio().

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's Filesystem in Userspace (FUSE) component. The `fuse_try_move_folio()` function, responsible for managing page cache folios, fails to re-lock a request after initially unlocking it on a successful path.

This oversight allows another function, `fuse_chan_abort()`, to prematurely free critical input/output arguments (`fuse_io_args`). Consequently, subsequent operations attempting to access these freed arguments can lead to a use-after-free vulnerability, potentially allowing an attacker to cause a system crash or execute arbitrary code.

Affected versions

No affected-version range was extracted from the source record. The vendor advisory is authoritative. Check it before change work.

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Fixed versions
  • kernel-0:6.12.0-211.69.1.el10_2
  • kernel-rt-0:4.18.0-553.178.1.rt7.519.el8_10
  • kernel-0:4.18.0-553.178.1.el8_10
  • kernel-0:5.14.0-687.61.1.el9_8
  • RHSA-2026:91565
  • RHSA-2026:89082
  • RHSA-2026:89083
  • RHSA-2026:90365

Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 7 days ago·verify at source

Mitigation

Upgrade to a fixed release: kernel-0:6.12.0-211.69.1.el10_2, kernel-rt-0:4.18.0-553.178.1.rt7.519.el8_10, kernel-0:4.18.0-553.178.1.el8_10, kernel-0:5.14.0-687.61.1.el9_8, RHSA-2026:91565, RHSA-2026:89082. 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 7 days ago·verify at source

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