CVE-2026-53160
misc: fastrpc: fix use-after-free race in fastrpc_map_create
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- published
- Whether CISA lists it in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: proof that attackers are using it.What do these mean? →
- Not listed in CISA KEV
- Fix
- Fixed in 6.1.176, 6.6.143, 6.12.94, 6.18
- Whether working attack code is public (Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei or GitHub). Public code makes attacks easier.What do these mean? →
- None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: misc: fastrpc: fix use-after-free race in fastrpc_map_create fastrpc_map_lookup returns a raw pointer after releasing fl->lock. The caller fastrpc_map_create then calls fastrpc_map_get (kref_get_unless_zero) on this unprotected pointer. A concurrent MEM_UNMAP can free the map between the lock release and the kref operation, resulting in a use-after-free on the freed slab object. Restore the take_ref parameter to fastrpc_map_lookup so the reference is acquired atomically under fl->lock before the pointer is exposed to the caller.
Timeline
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Affected versions
- Linux Linux
From 6.1.156 · fixed in 6.1.176; From 6.6.112 · fixed in 6.6.143; From 6.12.53 · fixed in 6.12.94; From 6.17.3 · fixed in 6.18
- Linux Linux
6.18