Bug 2516783 (CVE-2026-74427)

Summary:	CVE-2026-74427 kernel: afs: Fix netns teardown to cancel the preallocation charger
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	OSIDB Bzimport <bzimport>
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Product Security DevOps Team <prodsec-dev>
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Doc Text:	A flaw was found in the AFS (Andrew File System) component of the Linux kernel. During the teardown of an AFS network namespace, a work item responsible for managing preallocated resources (rxrpc call/connection/peer queue) may not be properly canceled. This improper resource handling could lead to a resource leak, potentially resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS) due to resource exhaustion.	Story Points:	---
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-08-15 06:33:16 UTC

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

afs: Fix netns teardown to cancel the preallocation charger

Fix the teardown of an afs network namespace to make sure it cancels the
work item that keeps the preallocated rxrpc call/conn/peer queue charged
before incoming calls are disabled (i.e. listen 0).

Also, if net->live is false because the afs netns is being deleted, make
afs_charge_preallocation() skip charging and make afs_rx_new_call() avoid
requeuing the charger.

(This was found by AI review).

Comment 1 gkamathe 2026-08-19 08:25:10 UTC

Upstream advisory:
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2026081514-CVE-2026-74427-59f7@gregkh/T