Bug 2516824 (CVE-2026-74330)

Summary: CVE-2026-74330 kernel: configfs: fix lockless traversals of ->s_children
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A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's configfs component. This vulnerability arises from improper handling of directory traversals, where cursors can be unexpectedly moved or freed by another process even when the parent directory is locked. This lack of proper synchronization can lead to an inconsistent system state, potentially causing system instability or data corruption.
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-08-15 06:35:24 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

configfs: fix lockless traversals of ->s_children

Having the parent directory locked protects entries from removal
by another thread, but it does *not* protect cursors from being
moved around by lseek() - or freed, for that matter.