Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
fs/fhandle.c: fix a race in call of has_locked_children()
may_decode_fh() is calling has_locked_children() while holding no locks.
That's an oopsable race...
The rest of the callers are safe since they are holding namespace_sem and
are guaranteed a positive refcount on the mount in question.
Rename the current has_locked_children() to __has_locked_children(), make
it static and switch the fs/namespace.c users to it.
Make has_locked_children() a wrapper for __has_locked_children(), calling
the latter under read_seqlock_excl(&mount_lock).
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 6.11 | 6.12.46 |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | linux | 6.16.3-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | linux | 6.12.48-1 | DSA-6008-1 |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 25.10 | linux-azure-fde | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 25.04 | linux-azure | 6.14.0-1012.12 | USN-7770-1 |
| Ubuntu 25.04 | linux-raspi | 6.14.0-1014.14 | USN-7789-2 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-aws-6.14 +1 | 6.14.0-1013.13~24.04.1 | USN-7789-1, USN-7769-3 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-azure-nvidia-6.14 | 6.14.0-1007.7 | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-gcp-6.14 | 6.14.0-1016.17~24.04.1 | USN-7769-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-hwe-6.14 | 6.14.0-32.32~24.04.1 | USN-7769-3 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-oem-6.14 | 6.14.0-1012.12 | USN-7771-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-riscv +8 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-riscv-6.14 | 6.14.0-32.32.1~24.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-riscv +32 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-gke +28 | No fix yet | — |
Show 3 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | linux-gcp +14 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | linux-hwe-edge | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro Realtime 24.04 LTS | linux-realtime-6.14 | 6.14.0-1012.12~24.04.1 | USN-7769-2 |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES for SAP 16.0 | kernel-64kb +7 | 6.12.0-160000.6.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:21139-1 |
| SLES for SAP 16.0 | kernel-default-base | 6.12.0-160000.6.1.160000.2.4 | SUSE-SU-2025:21139-1 |
| SLES 16.0 | kernel-64kb +7 | 6.12.0-160000.6.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:21179-1, SUSE-SU-2025:21139-1 |
| SLES 16.0 | kernel-default-base | 6.12.0-160000.6.1.160000.2.4 | SUSE-SU-2025:21139-1 |
| SLE Micro 6.2 | kernel-default-base | 6.12.0-160000.6.1.160000.2.4 | SUSE-SU-2025:21074-1 |
| SLE Micro 6.2 | kernel-rt +5 | 6.12.0-160000.6.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:20560-1, SUSE-SU-2025:21074-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Leap 16.0 | kernel-default-base | 6.12.0-160000.6.1.160000.2.4 | openSUSE-SU-2025:20081-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 16.0 | kernel-rt +10 | 6.12.0-160000.6.1 | openSUSE-SU-2025:20081-1 |
Amazon Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 2023 | kernel-livepatch-6.12.40-63.114 | 1:1.0-0.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2025-1145 |
| Amazon Linux 2023 | perf6.12 +14 | 1:6.12.40-63.114.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2025-1145 |
Oracle Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oracle Linux 9 | kernel-uek +34 | 6.12.0-105.51.5.el10uek | ELSA-2025-25754 |
Advisories 16
- WID-SEC-2025-1522 Linux Kernel: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen Denial of Service BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Nov 12, 2026
- USN-7789-1 linux-oracle-6.14 vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 3, 2026
- USN-7769-2 linux-realtime-6.14 vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 3, 2026
- USN-7771-1 linux-oem-6.14 vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 3, 2026
- USN-7769-1 linux, linux-aws, linux-gcp, linux-gcp-6.14, linux-oracle, linux-realtime vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 3, 2026
- USN-7769-3 linux-aws-6.14, linux-hwe-6.14 vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 3, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:20560-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Jul 9, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2025:20081-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 23, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2025:21179-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 23, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2025:21139-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 23, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2025:21074-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 23, 2026
- DSA-6008-1 linux - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- USN-7789-2 linux-raspi vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Feb 4, 2026
- USN-7770-1 linux-azure vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Feb 4, 2026
- ELSA-2025-25754 Important: Unbreakable Enterprise kernel security update (Oracle Linux 9) Oracle Linux Security Advisories (ELSA) · Nov 9, 2025
- ALAS2023-2025-1145 Important: kernel6.12 security update (Amazon Linux 2023) Amazon Linux Security Center (ALAS) · Oct 2, 2025