kernel: fs/notify: call exportfs_encode_fid with s_umount

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s filesystem notification fs/notify code where calling inotifyshowfdinfo on a file descriptor watching an overlayfs inode during an unmount operation could lead to a NULL pointer dereference...

ROS-20260929-73-0132

The vulnerability in the fs/notify/fsnotify.c module of the Linux operating system is related to insufficient validation of input data. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow an attacker to cause a service failure...

kernel security update

6.12.0-211.39.1 - Add new Oracle Linux Driver Signing key 1 certificate Orabug: 37985782 - Disable UKI signing Orabug: 36571828 - Update Oracle Linux certificates Kevin Lyons - Disable signing for aarch64 Ilya Okomin - Oracle Linux RHCK Module Signing Key was added to the kernel trusted keys list...

RLSA-2026:45114 Important: kernel security update

The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system. Security Fixes: kernel: fs/notify: call exportfsencodefid with sumount CVE-2025-40237 kernel: scsi: core: Wake up the error handler when final completions race against each other CVE-2026-23110 kernel: rtnetlink...

Amazon Linux 2023 : bpftool6.12, kernel6.12, kernel6.12-devel (ALAS2023-2026-1495)

It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALAS2023-2026-1495 advisory. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/sched: schqfq: Fix null-deref in aggdequeue CVE-2025-40083 In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been...

Important: kernel6.12

Issue Overview: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/sched: schqfq: Fix null-deref in aggdequeue CVE-2025-40083 In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: btrfs: fix memory leak of qgrouplist in btrfsaddqgrouprelation CVE-2025-40209 In t...

fs/notify Component Data Compromise

The vulnerability of the fs/notify component in Linux operating systems is related to pointer arithmetic errors. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow an attacker to access confidential data, compromise its integrity, and cause service failures...

SUSE-SU-2026:20564-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel

The SUSE Linux Enterprise 16.0 kernel was updated to fix various security issues The following security issues were fixed: - CVE-2025-38704: rcu/nocb: Fix possible invalid rdp's-nocbcbkthread pointer bsc1254408. - CVE-2025-39880: ceph: fix race condition validating rparent before applying state...

CVE-2025-40237: Undefined Security Weakness

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fs/notify: call exportfsencodefid with sumount Calling intotifyshowfdinfo on fd watching an overlayfs inode, while the overlayfs is being unmounted, can lead to dereferencing NULL ptr. This issue was found by syzkaller. Race...

PT-2019-5842

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel versions prior to 5.0.2 Description The issue is related to the function inotify update existing watch in fs/notify/inotify/inotify user.c, which neglects to call fsnotify put mark with IN MASK CREATE after fsnotify find mark,...

CVE-2013-2148: Undefined Security Weakness

The filleventmetadata function in fs/notify/fanotify/fanotifyuser.c in the Linux kernel through 3.9.4 does not initialize a certain structure member, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via a read operation on the fanotify descriptor...

CVE-2010-4250

Memory leak in the inotifyinit1 function in fs/notify/inotify/inotifyuser.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37 allows local users to cause a denial of service memory consumption via vectors involving failed attempts to create files...

CVE-2010-4250: Undefined Security Weakness

Memory leak in the inotifyinit1 function in fs/notify/inotify/inotifyuser.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37 allows local users to cause a denial of service memory consumption via vectors involving failed attempts to create files...