blk-cgroup: fix UAF in __blkcg_rstat_flush()
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: blk-cgroup: fix UAF in __blkcg_rstat_flush() When multiple blkgs in the same blkcg are released concurrently, a use-after-free can occur. The race happens when one blkg's __blkcg_rstat_flush() removes another blkg's iostat entries via llist_del_all(). The second blkg sees an empty list and proceeds to free itself while the first is still iterating over its entries. Move the flush from __blkg_release() (RCU callback) to blkg_release() (before call_rcu). This ensures the RCU grace period waits for any concurrent flush's rcu_read_lock() section to complete before freeing.
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
778 explicit affected versions
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: blk-cgroup: fix UAF in __blkcg_rstat_flush() When multiple blkgs in the same blkcg are released concurrently, a use-after-free can occur. The race happens when one blkg's __blkcg_rstat_flush() removes another blkg's iostat entries via llist_del_all(). The second blkg sees an empty list and proceeds to free itself while the first is still iterating over its entries. Move the flush from __blkg_release() (RCU callback) to blkg_release() (before call_rcu). This ensures the RCU grace period waits for any concurrent flush's rcu_read_lock() section to complete before freeing.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0ab5ee5a1badb58cbb2242617cb01a4972b1f2a2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5e5b7f2ef854936e95dceb6a2fdfefcb7152d2c6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/96e545410c4f74c89d496c1d5d9ef8d08f14368b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/afebe44facc48a61761e885bbb7f0380d4a603ec
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bbebd9425cad3573d1527441753899b926525a0f
- https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/63xxx/CVE-2026-63802.json
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-63802