# CVE-2026-64068: netfs: Fix missing locking around retry adding new subreqs

- Severity: CVSS 9.8 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.12.114, 6.18.50, 7.0.11
- Published: 2026-07-19 · Updated: 2026-10-21

## Affected

- Linux: from 288ace2f57c9d06dd2e42bd80d03747d879a4068, fixed in f59c4ec86ef3a9ac99706ae163a38ec28129fd76; from 288ace2f57c9d06dd2e42bd80d03747d879a4068, fixed in d5c9d19b0ff2f7153532ac238a5e96fed2df315c; from 288ace2f57c9d06dd2e42bd80d03747d879a4068, fixed in 393f3f0d7353a94b1e0bc4ca89c683fe983e5fd2; from 288ace2f57c9d06dd2e42bd80d03747d879a4068, fixed in cce18c263e9623872327ba3c956012f73c1179cc
- Linux: 6.10
- Kernel (Linux): from 6.10.0, fixed in 6.12.114; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.50; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.0.11

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfs: Fix missing locking around retry adding new subreqs Fix netfs_retry_read_subrequests() and netfs_retry_write_stream() to take the appropriate lock when adding extra subrequests into stream->subrequests.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.12.114, 6.18.50, 7.0.11) per the references below.
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## Related

- Browse: [Critical entries](https://cve.now/critical.md) · [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f59c4ec86ef3a9ac99706ae163a38ec28129fd76
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d5c9d19b0ff2f7153532ac238a5e96fed2df315c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/393f3f0d7353a94b1e0bc4ca89c683fe983e5fd2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cce18c263e9623872327ba3c956012f73c1179cc

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