Bug 2502219 (CVE-2026-63800) - CVE-2026-63800 kernel: pNFS: Fix use-after-free in pnfs_update_layout()
Summary: CVE-2026-63800 kernel: pNFS: Fix use-after-free in pnfs_update_layout()
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-63800
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Reported: 2026-07-19 13:02 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-07-20 15:02 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-07-19 13:02:28 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

pNFS: Fix use-after-free in pnfs_update_layout()

When hitting the NFS_LAYOUT_RETURN branch in pnfs_update_layout(),
the code calls pnfs_prepare_to_retry_layoutget(lo). If it succeeds,
pnfs_put_layout_hdr(lo) is called before trace_pnfs_update_layout(),
which still references 'lo'. This results in a use-after-free when the
tracepoint accesses lo's fields.

Fix this by moving the tracepoint call before pnfs_put_layout_hdr(lo).


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