High 7.8Published Jun 24, 2026

CVE-2026-53129In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fs/mbcache: cancel shrink work before destroying the cache mb_cache_destroy() calls shrinker_free() and then frees all cache entrie…

Updated under an hour ago (2026-10-19 10:10 UTC)

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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fs/mbcache: cancel shrink work before destroying the cache mb_cache_destroy() calls shrinker_free() and then frees all cache entries and the cache itself, but it does not cancel the pending c_shrink_work work item first. If mb_cache_entry_create() schedules c_shrink_work via schedule_work() and the work item is still pending or running when mb_cache_destroy() runs, mb_cache_shrink_worker() will access the cache after its memory has been freed, causing a use-after-free. This is only reachable by a privileged user (root or CAP_SYS_ADMIN) who can trigger the last put of a mounted ext2/ext4/ocfs2 filesystem. Cancel the work item with cancel_work_sync() before calling shrinker_free(), ensuring the worker has finished and will not be rescheduled before the cache is torn down.

CVSS: 7.8 HIGH (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-416
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: Not given
NVD analysis: Analyzed
Record last updated: Jul 6, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

linux linux_kernel linux:linux_kernel	from 4.6 before 6.12.91; from 6.13 before 6.18.33; from 6.19 before 7.0.10	NVD

References

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0e4eff315d799f5842b95872199b0f0fb8ef5f51patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a88d39a74a208e197c03bffaa2df34de732af19fpatch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b25fd3523bef88fb7ffd4c5b63bbe9c08f73bb4cpatch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d227786ab1119669df4dc333a61510c52047cce4patch

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