# CVE-2026-80856: fuse: fix invalidate lock leak on setattr writeback failure

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 5.15.220, 6.1.187, 6.6.156, 6.12.108, 6.18.49, and 2 more
- Published: 2026-09-04 · Updated: 2026-10-30

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 5.10
- Kernel (Linux): from 5.10.0, fixed in 5.15.220; from 5.16.0, fixed in 6.1.187; from 6.2.0, fixed in 6.6.156; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.12.108; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.49; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.1.13; from 7.2.0, fixed in 7.2.3

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fuse: fix invalidate lock leak on setattr writeback failure fuse_do_setattr() takes filemap_invalidate_lock() for a DAX truncate (fault_blocked = true) and releases it at the out:/error: labels. But when a writeback flush is also needed, a write_inode_now() failure returns directly and leaks the lock, so any later fault or truncate on the file stalls on the stale rwsem. For example, truncate(2) on a setuid file reaches fuse_do_setattr() with both ATTR_SIZE and ATTR_MODE set: truncate(2) └─ do_truncate() ├─ dentry_needs_remove_privs() # S_ISUID └─ notify_change() # KILL_SUID -> ATTR_MODE └─ fuse_setattr() # no killpriv: │ # ia_valid |= ATTR_MODE └─ fuse_do_setattr() ├─ filemap_invalidate_lock() # IS_DAX && is_truncate └─ write_inode_now() # is_wb && ATTR_MODE └─ if (err) # e.g. daemon -> -EIO return err # <- lock leaked Fix this by adding an unlock label that releases the lock before returning the error, and use it for the fuse_dax_break_layouts() failure path as well.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (5.15.220, 6.1.187, 6.6.156, 6.12.108, 6.18.49) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/92faaee1b108c6e4b07730d20896a6593a85f675
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8f14906ce9103ab8f2f1ebda45935a0d61b9d763
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/03cfeeb135428fa83f0791d3f8f94d9298cae695
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/92588d187ba4697a322e7aefe5d9e538a87d1cd2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ea9fea370b8de4ffd72e0ef89550415c15637787
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1758730d9eaa3c06cf415c3446d9f6eed9ed3eed
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dd278d954c0e96a9cbd3cc491e07b8267d25f8d5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e8457ebfd77a46e8d1210e8888ea914ad064558e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9afeca0d569c9fc89d758fe7a9339d1e8afb1546

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