# CVE-2026-64160: netfs: Fix potential for tearing in -\>remote\_i\_size and -\>zero\_point

- 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
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 7.0.11
- Published: 2026-07-19 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- Linux: from 4058f742105ecfcbdf99e1139e6c1f74fb8e6db9, fixed in 55970f238d495517edc961d55c44c772594d0969; from 4058f742105ecfcbdf99e1139e6c1f74fb8e6db9, fixed in 2c8f4742bb76117d735f92a3932d85239b16c494
- Linux: 5.18
- Kernel (Linux): from 5.18.0, fixed in 7.0.11

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfs: Fix potential for tearing in ->remote_i_size and ->zero_point Fix potential tearing in using ->remote_i_size and ->zero_point by copying i_size_read() and i_size_write() and using the same seqcount as for i_size. We need to make sure that netfslib and the filesystems that use it always hold i_lock whilst updating any of the sizes to prevent i_size_seqcount from getting corrupted.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (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/55970f238d495517edc961d55c44c772594d0969
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2c8f4742bb76117d735f92a3932d85239b16c494

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