CVE-2026-64378

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There is a window between\ninode_prepare_wbs_switch() returning true and the subsequent\nwb_queue_isw() call. Following is the process that triggers the issue:\n\n CPU A (umount) | CPU B (writeback)\n~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\n inode_switch_wbs/cleanup_offline_cgwb\n atomic_inc(&isw_nr_in_flight)\n inode_prepare_wbs_switch\n -> passes SB_ACTIVE check\n __iget(inode)\n generic_shutdown_super\n sb->s_flags &= ~SB_ACTIVE\n cgroup_writeback_umount(sb)\n smp_mb()\n atomic_read(&isw_nr_in_flight)\n rcu_barrier()\n -> no pending RCU callbacks\n flush_workqueue(isw_wq)\n -> nothing queued, returns\n evict_inodes(sb)\n -> Inode skipped as isw still holds a ref.\n sop->put_super(sb)\n /* destroys percpu counters */\n -> VFS: Busy inodes after unmount!\n wb_queue_isw()\n queue_work(isw_wq, ...)\n /* later in work function */\n inode_switch_wbs_work_fn\n process_inode_switch_wbs\n iput() -> evict\n percpu_counter_dec() // UAF!\n\nFix this by extending the RCU read-side critical section in\ninode_switch_wbs() and cleanup_offline_cgwb() to cover from\ninode_prepare_wbs_switch() through wb_queue_isw(). Since there is\nno sleep in this window, rcu_read_lock() can be used. Then add a\nsynchronize_rcu() in cgroup_writeback_umount() before the existing\nrcu_barrier(), so that all in-flight switchers that have passed the\nSB_ACTIVE check have completed queue_work() before flush_workqueue()\nis called.\n\nThe existing rcu_barrier() is intentionally retained so this fix can\nbe backported unchanged to stable kernels (5.10.y, 6.6.y, ...) that\nstill queue switches via queue_rcu_work(). It is a no-op on current\nmainline (since commit e1b849cfa6b6 (\"writeback: Avoid contention on\nwb->list_lock when switching inodes\")) and is removed in a follow-up\npatch."}], "metrics": [{"cvssV3_1": {"version": "3.1", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H", "baseScore": 7.8, "baseSeverity": "HIGH"}, "scenarios": [{"lang": "en", "value": "AV:L - The vulnerability is reached through local filesystem writes, cgroup teardown, and mount-namespace or filesystem unmount paths; no network protocol directly reaches the race.\nAC:L - An attacker can churn cgroup writeback switches while repeatedly triggering container or mount teardown, controlling both racing activities and amplifying the timing window.\nPR:L - A basic local or container user can dirty writable files and initiate its own cgroup or namespace teardown; lifecycle infrastructure can perform the privileged final unmount automatically.\nUI:N - The attacker can generate the writeback state and trigger 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There is a window between\ninode_prepare_wbs_switch() returning true and the subsequent\nwb_queue_isw() call. Following is the process that triggers the issue:\n\n CPU A (umount) | CPU B (writeback)\n~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\n inode_switch_wbs/cleanup_offline_cgwb\n atomic_inc(&isw_nr_in_flight)\n inode_prepare_wbs_switch\n -> passes SB_ACTIVE check\n __iget(inode)\n generic_shutdown_super\n sb->s_flags &= ~SB_ACTIVE\n cgroup_writeback_umount(sb)\n smp_mb()\n atomic_read(&isw_nr_in_flight)\n rcu_barrier()\n -> no pending RCU callbacks\n flush_workqueue(isw_wq)\n -> nothing queued, returns\n evict_inodes(sb)\n -> Inode skipped as isw still holds a ref.\n sop->put_super(sb)\n /* destroys percpu counters */\n -> VFS: Busy inodes after unmount!\n wb_queue_isw()\n queue_work(isw_wq, ...)\n /* later in work function */\n inode_switch_wbs_work_fn\n process_inode_switch_wbs\n iput() -> evict\n percpu_counter_dec() // UAF!\n\nFix this by extending the RCU read-side critical section in\ninode_switch_wbs() and cleanup_offline_cgwb() to cover from\ninode_prepare_wbs_switch() through wb_queue_isw(). Since there is\nno sleep in this window, rcu_read_lock() can be used. Then add a\nsynchronize_rcu() in cgroup_writeback_umount() before the existing\nrcu_barrier(), so that all in-flight switchers that have passed the\nSB_ACTIVE check have completed queue_work() before flush_workqueue()\nis called.\n\nThe existing rcu_barrier() is intentionally retained so this fix can\nbe backported unchanged to stable kernels (5.10.y, 6.6.y, ...) that\nstill queue switches via queue_rcu_work(). 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