dax: read holder_ops once in dax_holder_notify_failure()
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dax: read holder_ops once in dax_holder_notify_failure() dax_holder_notify_failure() reads dax_dev->holder_ops twice without READ_ONCE() -- once for the NULL check and once for the indirect notify_failure() call. A concurrent fs_put_dax() can clear holder_ops between the two reads, so the check can observe a non-NULL pointer while the call dereferences NULL. (kill_dax() also clears holder_ops, but only after synchronize_srcu(), so it cannot race a reader that is inside dax_read_lock(); fs_put_dax() does no such synchronization.) Fetch holder_ops once into a local with READ_ONCE() so the NULL check and the indirect call observe the same value.
- Published
- Sep 17, 2026
- Updated
- Sep 17, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.2% · 7th percentile
- CWE
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Action score
0
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Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 0 / 40 · —
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.2%
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Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (Linux). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
Linux Linux
- 6.0affected
- 8012b866085523758780850087102421dbcce522 and later · before 1661b9bf78def01a8c96409569772d9b2592f4baaffected · git
- 8012b866085523758780850087102421dbcce522 and later · before 0a42180d5410c98829ee72d1d426fb7faf9e6873affected · git
- 8012b866085523758780850087102421dbcce522 and later · before ee1251621d1c7cf3155c6704542cbb358d799968affected · git
- 8012b866085523758780850087102421dbcce522 and later · before 6a37acecc7c29136235cbc446a1b89e81414344baffected · git
- 8012b866085523758780850087102421dbcce522 and later · before eb412f80311fc7ab6eb3203091a3fe59a5e9fd30affected · git
- 8012b866085523758780850087102421dbcce522 and later · before 7ae9d15bdcde0f2955ae13b6a95587f9e23b2359affected · git
- before 6.0not affected · semver
- 6.1.188 and later · up to and including 6.1.*not affected · semver
- 6.6.157 and later · up to and including 6.6.*not affected · semver
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | linux | all versions | — |
| Debian:12 | linux-6.12 | before 6.12.111-1~deb12u1 | 6.12.111-1~deb12u1 |
| Debian:13 | linux | before 6.12.111-1 | 6.12.111-1 |
| Debian:14 | linux | before 7.2.6-1 | 7.2.6-1 |
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Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Linux Linux | 0a42180d5410c98829ee72d1d426fb7faf9e6873 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | 1661b9bf78def01a8c96409569772d9b2592f4ba | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | 6a37acecc7c29136235cbc446a1b89e81414344b | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | 7ae9d15bdcde0f2955ae13b6a95587f9e23b2359 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | eb412f80311fc7ab6eb3203091a3fe59a5e9fd30 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | ee1251621d1c7cf3155c6704542cbb358d799968 | Vendor (CNA) |
| azl3 kernel 6.6.150.1-1 on Azure Linux 3.0 | — | Microsoft (MSRC) |
| azl3 kernel 6.6.152.1-1 on Azure Linux 3.0 | 6.6.157.1-1 · Release Notes | Microsoft (MSRC) |
| debian:linux | 6.12.111-1 · Debian:13 | Package registry (OSV) |
| debian:linux-6.12 | 6.12.111-1~deb12u1 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
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Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
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Bug bounty scope
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Change log
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References
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/0a42180d5410c98829ee72d1d426fb7faf9e6873
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/1661b9bf78def01a8c96409569772d9b2592f4ba
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/6a37acecc7c29136235cbc446a1b89e81414344b
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/7ae9d15bdcde0f2955ae13b6a95587f9e23b2359
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/eb412f80311fc7ab6eb3203091a3fe59a5e9fd30
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/ee1251621d1c7cf3155c6704542cbb358d799968
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.