configfs: fix lockless traversals of ->s_children
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: configfs: fix lockless traversals of ->s_children Having the parent directory locked protects entries from removal by another thread, but it does *not* protect cursors from being moved around by lseek() - or freed, for that matter.
CVE-2026-74330
Primary source · Revision 1
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Security context
Source reference: cve:CVE-2026-74330
Linux
Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/0/product
- Affected versions
- Not stated in this record
- Fixed versions
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- Prerequisites
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Linux
Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/1/product
- Affected versions
- Not stated in this record
- Fixed versions
- Not stated in this record
- Prerequisites
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Structured affected-version data
Original package identities and version rules from this source.
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{
"repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
"vendor": "Linux",
"product": "Linux",
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"version": "6f61076406251626be39651d114fac412b1e0c39",
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"versionType": "git"
},
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"versionType": "git"
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}
],
"programFiles": [
"fs/configfs/dir.c"
],
"defaultStatus": "unaffected"
},
{
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"vendor": "Linux",
"product": "Linux",
"versions": [
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{
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"version": "0",
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{
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"versionType": "semver",
"lessThanOrEqual": "5.10.*"
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{
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"versionType": "semver",
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{
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{
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{
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{
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"versionType": "semver",
"lessThanOrEqual": "6.18.*"
},
{
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"versionType": "semver",
"lessThanOrEqual": "7.1.*"
},
{
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "7.2",
"versionType": "original_commit_for_fix",
"lessThanOrEqual": "*"
}
],
"programFiles": [
"fs/configfs/dir.c"
],
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}
]- Related CVEs
- CVE-2026-74330
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Publisher severity
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- Event
- #33100 · Revision 1
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