# CVE-2026-46100: fs: afs: revert mmap\_prepare() change

- Severity: CVSS 7.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-05-27 · Updated: 2026-08-05

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 6.17

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fs: afs: revert mmap_prepare() change Partially reverts commit 9d5403b1036c ("fs: convert most other generic_file_*mmap() users to .mmap_prepare()"). This is because the .mmap invocation establishes a refcount, but .mmap_prepare is called at a point where a merge or an allocation failure might happen after the call, which would leak the refcount increment. Functionality is being added to permit the use of .mmap_prepare in this case, but in the interim, we need to fix this.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f51f85c044809fbd39ac8ae07ac99bc43ce32bd5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/48c7a0eaeea41da17d1d84d2d7a4c40be122b246
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fbfc6578eaca12daa0c09df1e9ba7f2c657b49da

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