Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
fuse-uring: end fuse_req on io-uring cancel task work
When io_uring delivers task work with tw.cancel set (PF_EXITING,
PF_KTHREAD fallback, or percpu_ref_is_dying on the ring context),
fuse_uring_send_in_task() takes the cancel branch, assigns
-ECANCELED, and falls through to fuse_uring_send(). That path only
flips the entry to FRRS_USERSPACE and completes the io_uring cmd;
it never discharges the ring entry's owning reference to the
fuse_req that fuse_uring_add_req_to_ring_ent() handed it at
dispatch time.
fuse_uring_send_in_task()
tw.cancel == true
err = -ECANCELED
fuse_uring_send(ent, cmd, err, issue_flags)
ent->state = FRRS_USERSPACE
list_move(&ent->list, &queue->ent_in_userspace)
ent->cmd = NULL
io_uring_cmd_done(-ECANCELED)
/* ent->fuse_req still set, req still hashed */
The fuse_req stays linked on fpq->processing[hash] and
fuse_request_end() is never invoked. The originating syscall
thread blocks in D-state in request_wait_answer() until
fuse_abort_conn() runs, which can be the entire connection
lifetime. For FR_BACKGROUND requests fc->num_background is never
decremented either, so repeated cancels inflate the counter until
max_background is hit and all later background ops stall. tw.cancel does
not imply a connection abort (e.g. a single io_uring worker thread exits
while the fuse connection stays up), so this cannot be left for
fuse_abort_conn() to clean up.
Ending the req but still routing the entry through fuse_uring_send()
is not enough: that leaves a req-less entry on ent_in_userspace, and
ent_list_request_expired() dereferences ent->fuse_req unconditionally
on the head of that list, which would then NULL-deref.
Fix the cancel branch to release the entry directly. Remove it from the
queue, complete the io_uring cmd, end the fuse_req, free the entry, and
drop its queue_refs (waking the teardown waiter if it was the last).
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 6.14 | 6.18.39 |
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 | 7.1.4-1 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | linux | 7.0.0-31.31 | USN-8726-1 |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | linux-aws | 7.0.0-1012.12 | USN-8726-1 |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | linux-azure | 7.0.0-1014.14 | USN-8726-4 |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | linux-gcp +1 | 7.0.0-1011.11 | USN-8726-4, USN-8726-1 |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | linux-gke | 7.0.0-1006.7 | USN-8726-1 |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | linux-ibm +2 | 7.0.0-1013.13 | USN-8727-1, USN-8726-3 |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | linux-nvidia | 7.0.0-1018.18 | USN-8760-2 |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | linux-nvidia-bos | 7.0.0-2018.18 | USN-8800-1 |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | linux-raspi | 7.0.0-1019.19 | USN-8726-2 |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | linux-riscv +1 | 7.0.0-31.31.1 | USN-8726-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-aws-7.0 | 7.0.0-1012.12~24.04.1 | USN-8726-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-azure-7.0 | 7.0.0-1014.14~24.04.1 | USN-8728-2 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-azure-fde-7.0 | 7.0.0-1013.13~24.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-gcp-7.0 +1 | 7.0.0-1011.11~24.04.1 | USN-8728-3, USN-8728-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-hwe-7.0 | 7.0.0-31.31~24.04.1 | USN-8726-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-nvidia-7.0 | 7.0.0-1018.18~24.04.1 | USN-8760-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-riscv +26 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-riscv-7.0 | 7.0.0-31.31.1~24.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-riscv +32 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-gke +28 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | linux-gcp +14 | No fix yet | — |
Show 2 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | linux-hwe-edge | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro Realtime 24.04 LTS | linux-realtime-6.14 +1 | No fix yet | — |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | kernel-source | 7.1.7-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2026:11476-1 |
Amazon Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 2023 | kernel-livepatch-6.18.39-79.141 | 1:1.0-0.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-2045 |
| Amazon Linux 2023 | perf6.18 +12 | 1:6.18.39-79.141.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-2045 |
Advisories 14
- WID-SEC-2026-2527 Linux Kernel: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Nov 12, 2026
- USN-8726-1 linux, linux-aws, linux-aws-7.0, linux-gcp, linux-gke, linux-hwe-7.0, linux-realtime vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 12, 2026
- USN-8726-4 linux-azure, linux-oracle vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 12, 2026
- USN-8728-1 linux-gcp-7.0 vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 12, 2026
- USN-8728-2 linux-azure-7.0 vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 12, 2026
- USN-8760-1 linux-nvidia-7.0 vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 12, 2026
- USN-8800-1 linux-nvidia-bos vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 12, 2026
- USN-8728-3 linux-oracle-7.0 vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 12, 2026
- USN-8760-2 linux-nvidia vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 12, 2026
- USN-8726-3 linux-ibm vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 12, 2026
- USN-8727-1 linux-oem-7.0 vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 12, 2026
- USN-8726-2 linux-raspi vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 12, 2026
- ALAS2023-2026-2045 Important: kernel6.18 security update (Amazon Linux 2023) Amazon Linux Security Center (ALAS) · Aug 20, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2026:11476-1 kernel-devel-7.1.7-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Aug 10, 2026