FKIE_CVE-2026-98119
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-09-25 11:17 - Updated: 2026-09-25 11:17
Severity
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
netfs: break unbuffered write when netfs_alloc_subrequest() fails
syzbot reported a null-ptr-deref below [1] following a fault injection in
netfs_alloc_subrequest(). [0]
When netfs_alloc_subrequest() fails, subreq is NULL.
Later, netfs_prepare_write() tries to initialize members of
subreq(e.g., source), the issue in [1] is triggered.
Let's handle the error of netfs_prepare_write() properly.
[0]
FAULT_INJECTION: forcing a failure.
name failslab, interval 1, probability 0, space 0, times 0
Call Trace:
netfs_alloc_subrequest+0x116/0x3f0
netfs_prepare_write+0x76/0x7b0
netfs_unbuffered_write+0x75c/0x2020
netfs_unbuffered_write_iter_locked+0x7d6/0xa80
netfs_unbuffered_write_iter+0x442/0x720
v9fs_file_write_iter+0xbf/0x100
vfs_write+0x6ac/0x1050
[1]
KASAN: null-ptr-deref in range [0x00000000000000a8-0x00000000000000af]
RIP: 0010:netfs_prepare_write+0xbc/0x7b0 fs/netfs/write_issue.c:173
Call Trace:
netfs_unbuffered_write+0x75c/0x2020 fs/netfs/direct_write.c:111
netfs_unbuffered_write_iter_locked+0x7d6/0xa80 fs/netfs/direct_write.c:290
netfs_unbuffered_write_iter+0x442/0x720 fs/netfs/direct_write.c:382
v9fs_file_write_iter+0xbf/0x100 fs/9p/vfs_file.c:409
new_sync_write fs/read_write.c:595 [inline]
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|
{
"affected": [
{
"affectedData": [
{
"defaultStatus": "unaffected",
"product": "Linux",
"programFiles": [
"fs/netfs/direct_write.c",
"fs/netfs/write_issue.c"
],
"repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
"vendor": "Linux",
"versions": [
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"lessThan": "cf6f93b8b06acf57de62dacbe71a3b99c68656a7",
"status": "affected",
"version": "288ace2f57c9d06dd2e42bd80d03747d879a4068",
"versionType": "git"
},
{
"lessThan": "19f246c795e940dc5f11cd5bc0cb1e81bc7b7090",
"status": "affected",
"version": "288ace2f57c9d06dd2e42bd80d03747d879a4068",
"versionType": "git"
},
{
"lessThan": "8fb45a934661419c04a44d4cfea1e0df7dcf2805",
"status": "affected",
"version": "288ace2f57c9d06dd2e42bd80d03747d879a4068",
"versionType": "git"
}
]
},
{
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"product": "Linux",
"programFiles": [
"fs/netfs/direct_write.c",
"fs/netfs/write_issue.c"
],
"repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
"vendor": "Linux",
"versions": [
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "6.10"
},
{
"lessThan": "6.10",
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "0",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"lessThanOrEqual": "6.18.*",
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "6.18.53",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"lessThanOrEqual": "7.2.*",
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "7.2.7",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"lessThanOrEqual": "*",
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "7.3-rc3",
"versionType": "original_commit_for_fix"
}
]
}
],
"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"
}
],
"cveTags": [],
"descriptions": [
{
"lang": "en",
"value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnetfs: break unbuffered write when netfs_alloc_subrequest() fails\n\nsyzbot reported a null-ptr-deref below [1] following a fault injection in\nnetfs_alloc_subrequest(). [0]\n\nWhen netfs_alloc_subrequest() fails, subreq is NULL.\nLater, netfs_prepare_write() tries to initialize members of\nsubreq(e.g., source), the issue in [1] is triggered.\n\nLet\u0027s handle the error of netfs_prepare_write() properly.\n\n[0]\nFAULT_INJECTION: forcing a failure.\nname failslab, interval 1, probability 0, space 0, times 0\nCall Trace:\n netfs_alloc_subrequest+0x116/0x3f0\n netfs_prepare_write+0x76/0x7b0\n netfs_unbuffered_write+0x75c/0x2020\n netfs_unbuffered_write_iter_locked+0x7d6/0xa80\n netfs_unbuffered_write_iter+0x442/0x720\n v9fs_file_write_iter+0xbf/0x100\n vfs_write+0x6ac/0x1050\n\n[1]\nKASAN: null-ptr-deref in range [0x00000000000000a8-0x00000000000000af]\nRIP: 0010:netfs_prepare_write+0xbc/0x7b0 fs/netfs/write_issue.c:173\nCall Trace:\n netfs_unbuffered_write+0x75c/0x2020 fs/netfs/direct_write.c:111\n netfs_unbuffered_write_iter_locked+0x7d6/0xa80 fs/netfs/direct_write.c:290\n netfs_unbuffered_write_iter+0x442/0x720 fs/netfs/direct_write.c:382\n v9fs_file_write_iter+0xbf/0x100 fs/9p/vfs_file.c:409\n new_sync_write fs/read_write.c:595 [inline]"
}
],
"id": "CVE-2026-98119",
"lastModified": "2026-09-25T11:17:43.140",
"metrics": {},
"published": "2026-09-25T11:17:43.140",
"references": [
{
"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/19f246c795e940dc5f11cd5bc0cb1e81bc7b7090"
},
{
"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8fb45a934661419c04a44d4cfea1e0df7dcf2805"
},
{
"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cf6f93b8b06acf57de62dacbe71a3b99c68656a7"
}
],
"sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
"vulnStatus": "Received"
}
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