CVE-2026-64058: netfs: Fix netfs_read_folio() to wait on writeback
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2026-64058 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in linux. EPSS estimates a 0.13% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 2.5% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 7.8, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 13 · Related 13Timeline
- 19-07-2026PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 14-09-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfs: Fix netfs_read_folio() to wait on writeback Fix netfs_read_folio() to wait for an ongoing writeback to complete so that it can trust the dirty flag and whatever is attached to folio->private (folio->private may get cleaned up by the collector before it clears the writeback flag).
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 4 sources · 1 version- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated7.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated7.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVDNIST7.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
0.13%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
3%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
Decrease -0.05 pp
From 0.18% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.
Not in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: local access, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Ubuntu118 products
- linux< 7.0.0-28.28
- linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-aws< 7.0.0-1009.9
- linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Debian2 products
- linux< 6.12.111-1 | < 7.0.12-1
- linux-6.12< 6.12.111-1~deb12u1
Linux2 products
- linux≥ ee4cdf7ba857a894ad1650d6ab77669cbbfa329e, < 090a8aa1894b72f5b3fc18dee68d42ad45f4a2c6 | ≥ ee4cdf7ba857a894ad1650d6ab77669cbbfa329e, < f17b9121bb99f88188ec9be2db5da1d561f4c01b | ≥ ee4cdf7ba857a894ad1650d6ab77669cbbfa329e, < b8271cccdd5e43cc8d738afb8b51f6ad05b1cb4b | ≥ ee4cdf7ba857a894ad1650d6ab77669cbbfa329e, < ded0c6f1606061148c202825f7e53d711f9f84cf | 6.12
- linux_kernel≥ 6.12, < 6.18.34 | ≥ 6.19, < 7.0.11 | 7.1:rc1 | 7.1:rc2 | 7.1:rc3 | 7.1:rc4
3 vendors · 122 products