CVE-2026-45861
Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: gfs2: Fix slab-use-after-free in qd_put Commit a475c5dd16e5 ("gfs2: Free quota data objects synchronously") started freeing quota data objects during filesystem shutdown instead of putting them back onto the LRU list, but it failed to remove these objects from the LRU list, causing LRU list corruption. This caused use-after-free when the shrinker (gfs2_qd_shrink_scan) tried to access already-freed objects on the LRU list. Fix this by removing qd objects from the LRU list before freeing them in qd_put(). Initial fix from Deepanshu Kartikey <[email protected]>.
Severity
HIGH
CVSS score
7.8
(v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Modified
Source identifier
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Published
2026-05-27 14:16:58.323000
Last modified
2026-10-21 13:18:57.833000
View original CVE JSON
{
"id": "CVE-2026-45861",
"sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
"published": "2026-05-27T14:16:58.323",
"lastModified": "2026-10-21T13:18:57.833",
"vulnStatus": "Modified",
"cveTags": [],
"descriptions": [
{
"lang": "en",
"value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ngfs2: Fix slab-use-after-free in qd_put\n\nCommit a475c5dd16e5 (\"gfs2: Free quota data objects synchronously\")\nstarted freeing quota data objects during filesystem shutdown instead of\nputting them back onto the LRU list, but it failed to remove these\nobjects from the LRU list, causing LRU list corruption. This caused\nuse-after-free when the shrinker (gfs2_qd_shrink_scan) tried to access\nalready-freed objects on the LRU list.\n\nFix this by removing qd objects from the LRU list before freeing them in\nqd_put().\n\nInitial fix from Deepanshu Kartikey <[email protected]>."
}
],
"affected": [
{
"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
"affectedData": [
{
"vendor": "Linux",
"product": "Linux",
"defaultStatus": "unaffected",
"programFiles": [
"fs/gfs2/quota.c"
],
"repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
"versions": [
{
"version": "a475c5dd16e57c570113eccba51955b5df8bb052",
"lessThan": "53aaf083de197946b25bc4ffa3068d37366ce73d",
"versionType": "git",
"status": "affected"
},
{
"version": "a475c5dd16e57c570113eccba51955b5df8bb052",
"lessThan": "ca7c67bdd293089b3483f18886d6b2d0037d2ad9",
"versionType": "git",
"status": "affected"
},
{
"version": "a475c5dd16e57c570113eccba51955b5df8bb052",
"lessThan": "1d47922b98046b8070a77347fb883a6523792803",
"versionType": "git",
"status": "affected"
},
{
"version": "a475c5dd16e57c570113eccba51955b5df8bb052",
"lessThan": "80fff26d7a0c3926b511661c27eecc811a420eef",
"versionType": "git",
"status": "affected"
},
{
"version": "a475c5dd16e57c570113eccba51955b5df8bb052",
"lessThan": "22150a7d401d9e9169b9b68e05bed95f7f49bf69",
"versionType": "git",
"status": "affected"
}
]
},
{
"vendor": "Linux",
"product": "Linux",
"defaultStatus": "affected",
"programFiles": [
"fs/gfs2/quota.c"
],
"repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
"versions": [
{
"version": "6.6",
"status": "affected"
},
{
"version": "0",
"lessThan": "6.6",
"versionType": "semver",
"status": "unaffected"
},
{
"version": "6.6.160",
"lessThanOrEqual": "6.6.*",
"versionType": "semver",
"status": "unaffected"
},
{
"version": "6.12.75",
"lessThanOrEqual": "6.12.*",
"versionType": "semver",
"status": "unaffected"
},
{
"version": "6.18.14",
"lessThanOrEqual": "6.18.*",
"versionType": "semver",
"status": "unaffected"
},
{
"version": "6.19.4",
"lessThanOrEqual": "6.19.*",
"versionType": "semver",
"status": "unaffected"
},
{
"version": "7.0",
"lessThanOrEqual": "*",
"versionType": "original_commit_for_fix",
"status": "unaffected"
}
]
}
]
}
],
"metrics": {
"cvssMetricV31": [
{
"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
"type": "Secondary",
"cvssData": {
"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",
"attackVector": "LOCAL",
"attackComplexity": "LOW",
"privilegesRequired": "LOW",
"userInteraction": "NONE",
"scope": "UNCHANGED",
"confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
"integrityImpact": "HIGH",
"availabilityImpact": "HIGH"
},
"exploitabilityScore": 1.8,
"impactScore": 5.9
}
],
"ssvcV203": [
{
"source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0",
"ssvcData": {
"timestamp": "2026-10-16T15:18:10.745029Z",
"id": "CVE-2026-45861",
"options": [
{
"exploitation": "none"
},
{
"automatable": "no"
},
{
"technicalImpact": "total"
}
],
"role": "CISA Coordinator",
"version": "2.0.3"
}
}
]
},
"weaknesses": [
{
"source": "[email protected]",
"type": "Primary",
"description": [
{
"lang": "en",
"value": "CWE-416"
}
]
},
{
"source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0",
"type": "Secondary",
"description": [
{
"lang": "en",
"value": "CWE-416"
}
]
}
],
"configurations": [
{
"nodes": [
{
"operator": "OR",
"negate": false,
"cpeMatch": [
{
"vulnerable": true,
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"versionStartIncluding": "6.6",
"versionEndExcluding": "6.12.75",
"matchCriteriaId": "3565FA4C-FE3A-4308-A770-170A37E6B6CD"
},
{
"vulnerable": true,
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"versionStartIncluding": "6.13",
"versionEndExcluding": "6.18.14",
"matchCriteriaId": "BF463CB7-1F58-4607-B847-77ED23E4B9B7"
},
{
"vulnerable": true,
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"versionStartIncluding": "6.19",
"versionEndExcluding": "6.19.4",
"matchCriteriaId": "672A3E79-EC03-479D-8503-361DFBDC8092"
}
]
}
]
}
],
"references": [
{
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1d47922b98046b8070a77347fb883a6523792803",
"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
"tags": [
"Patch"
]
},
{
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/22150a7d401d9e9169b9b68e05bed95f7f49bf69",
"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
"tags": [
"Patch"
]
},
{
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/53aaf083de197946b25bc4ffa3068d37366ce73d",
"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"
},
{
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/80fff26d7a0c3926b511661c27eecc811a420eef",
"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
"tags": [
"Patch"
]
},
{
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ca7c67bdd293089b3483f18886d6b2d0037d2ad9",
"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
"tags": [
"Patch"
]
}
]
}