# CVE-2026-74369: liveupdate: fix u-a-f in luo\_file\_unpreserve\_files() and luo\_file\_finish()

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-08-15 · Updated: 2026-08-17

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 7.1

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: liveupdate: fix u-a-f in luo_file_unpreserve_files() and luo_file_finish() In luo_file_unpreserve_files() and luo_file_finish(), reorder module_put() and xa_erase() to ensure the file handler module remains pinned while its operations are being accessed. Specifically, luo_get_id() dereferences fh->ops->get_id, so the module reference must be held until after xa_erase() (which calls luo_get_id) completes. For luo_file_finish(), this requires moving the module_put() call out of the luo_file_finish_one() helper and into the main loop of luo_file_finish() itself.

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f7fca3db635022429382cf26e5b08b33558e375d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/291dcd37c8c8f8f8e1bccc92228f44bf371762a8

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