# CVE-2026-98788: futex: Fix private hash use-after-free on resize

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 7.2.10
- Published: 2026-10-18 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- Linux: from 56180dd20c19e5b0fa34822997a9ac66b517e7b3, fixed in 5d5dc18b3a9ac011619b7d3af4514bf9e9b6a6af; from 56180dd20c19e5b0fa34822997a9ac66b517e7b3, fixed in f35e3b5784221654f9cdbd6222275a7fa203f6c3
- Linux: 6.17
- Kernel (Linux): from 6.17.0, fixed in 7.2.10

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: futex: Fix private hash use-after-free on resize poll_state_synchronize_rcu(mm->futex.phash.batches) is used by futex_ref_drop() to check that a grace period has passed since the current hash was published. This relies on batches referencing a grace period which started after the hash pointer was assigned. __futex_pivot_hash() sets mmph->batches before it replaces mmph->hash: scoped_guard(rcu) { mmph->batches = get_state_synchronize_rcu(); rcu_assign_pointer(mmph->hash, new); } The scoped_guard(rcu) doesn't stop new grace periods from starting, and if one starts between those two assignments, futex_ref_drop() can move forward while a reader still holds a pointer to the old hash. Fix things by setting mmph->batches after assigning mmph->hash. The scoped_guard(rcu) isn't needed, so let's drop that as well.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5d5dc18b3a9ac011619b7d3af4514bf9e9b6a6af
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f35e3b5784221654f9cdbd6222275a7fa203f6c3

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