CVE-2026-63802

high

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: blk-cgroup: fix UAF in __blkcg_rstat_flush() When multiple blkgs in the same blkcg are released concurrently, a use-after-free can occur. The race happens when one blkg's __blkcg_rstat_flush() removes another blkg's iostat entries via llist_del_all(). The second blkg sees an empty list and proceeds to free itself while the first is still iterating over its entries. Move the flush from __blkg_release() (RCU callback) to blkg_release() (before call_rcu). This ensures the RCU grace period waits for any concurrent flush's rcu_read_lock() section to complete before freeing.

References

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bbebd9425cad3573d1527441753899b926525a0f

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/afebe44facc48a61761e885bbb7f0380d4a603ec

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/96e545410c4f74c89d496c1d5d9ef8d08f14368b

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5e5b7f2ef854936e95dceb6a2fdfefcb7152d2c6

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0ab5ee5a1badb58cbb2242617cb01a4972b1f2a2

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-07-19

Updated: 2026-07-20

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00168