CVE-2026-64031: erofs: fix managed cache race for unaligned extents

Published Jul 19, 2026
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Updated

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

erofs: fix managed cache race for unaligned extents

After unaligned compressed extents were introduced, the following race could occur:

[Thread 1] [Thread 2] (zerofsfillbiovec) <handle a ZEROFSPREALLOCATEDFOLIO folio> ... filemapaddfolio (1) (zerofsbindcache) <the same folio is found..> .. .. folioattachprivate (2) filemapaddfolio (3) again

Since (1) is executed but (2) hasn't been executed yet, it's possible that another thread finds the same managed folio in zerofsbindcache() for a different pcluster and calls filemapaddfolio() again since folio->private is still ZEROFSPREALLOCATEDFOLIO.

Fix this by explicitly clearing folio->private before making the folio visible in the managed cache so that another pcluster can simply wait on the locked managed folio as what we did for other shared cases [1].

This only impacts unaligned data compression (-E48bit with zstd, for example).

[1] Commit 9e2f9d34dd12 ("erofs: handle overlapped pclusters out of crafted images properly") was originally introduced to handle crafted overlapped extents, but it addresses unaligned extents as well.

Affected Software

7 affected components
Linux Linux kernel
Linux Linux kernel>=6.15<6.18.34
Linux Linux kernel>=6.19<7.0.11
Linux Linux kernel=7.1-rc1
Linux Linux kernel=7.1-rc2
Linux Linux kernel=7.1-rc3
Linux Linux kernel=7.1-rc4

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Compensating control

    In the EROFS managed-cache handling for unaligned compressed extents, explicitly clear folio->private before making the folio visible in the managed cache.

Event History

Jul 19, 2026
CVE Published
via MITRE·03:39 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·03:39 PM
DescriptionSeverity
Data Sourced
via NVD·04:17 PM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2026-64031?

CVE-2026-64031 has been assigned a risk level of 27.

2

How do I fix CVE-2026-64031?

To fix CVE-2026-64031, update to the latest version of the Linux kernel that contains the security patch.

3

What type of systems are affected by CVE-2026-64031?

CVE-2026-64031 affects systems running the Linux kernel with unaligned compressed extents.

4

What is the impact of CVE-2026-64031?

The vulnerability could lead to race conditions when managing cached unaligned extents, potentially causing system instability.

5

When was CVE-2026-64031 published?

CVE-2026-64031 was published on July 19, 2026.

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