# CVE-2026-80955: dm-pcache: fix use-after-free and invalid seg operations in kset\_replay()

- Severity: CVSS 7.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.18.50, 7.2.4
- Published: 2026-09-11 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- Linux: from 1d57628ff95b32d5cfa8d8f50e07690c161e9cf0, fixed in 1894fc7a3bab90143dcd26ef8ee27040ef4a7501; from 1d57628ff95b32d5cfa8d8f50e07690c161e9cf0, fixed in f39a3e9cc5946473e16d6f5071b2ee0216c56d06; from 1d57628ff95b32d5cfa8d8f50e07690c161e9cf0, fixed in c2e894eac398b258f12fdec73ed6ba081047f7b3
- Linux: 6.18
- Kernel (Linux): from 6.18.0, fixed in 6.18.50; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.2.4

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dm-pcache: fix use-after-free and invalid seg operations in kset_replay() In kset_replay, when key->seg_gen is stale (key->seg_gen < key->cache_pos.cache_seg->gen), cache_key_put(key) is called but then key->cache_pos.cache_seg is accessed as the argument to cache_seg_get(). This is a use-after-free on the freed key memory. Although mempool recycled memory is not immediately reclaimed or overwritten in practice, this is still a potential UAF bug. Additionally, for expired invalid keys, setting the cache->seg_map bit and calling cache_seg_get() is unreasonable since the corresponding segment data is no longer valid. Fix both issues by moving cache_seg_get() and __set_bit() after the gen check, so they only execute for valid keys, and using continue to skip invalid keys.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1894fc7a3bab90143dcd26ef8ee27040ef4a7501
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f39a3e9cc5946473e16d6f5071b2ee0216c56d06
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c2e894eac398b258f12fdec73ed6ba081047f7b3

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