CVE-2026-74321
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
btrfs: fix invalid pointer dereference in __btrfs_run_delayed_refs()
In the beginning of the loop, we try to obtain a locked delayed ref head, if 'locked_ref' is currently NULL, by calling btrfs_select_ref_head(), which can return an error pointer. If the error pointer is -EAGAIN we do a continue and go back to the beginning of the loop, which will not try again to call btrfs_select_ref_head() since 'locked_ref' is no longer NULL but it's ERR_PTR(-EAGAIN), and then we do:
against a ERR_PTR(-EAGAIN) value, generating an invalid pointer dereference.
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Fix this by ensuring that 'locked_ref' is set to NULL when btrfs_select_ref_head() returns ERR_PTR(-EAGAIN) and incrementing 'count' as well, to prevent infinite looping. We do this by doing a goto to the bottom of the loop that already sets 'locked_ref' to NULL and does a cond_resched(), with an increment to 'count' right before the goto. These measures were in place before the refactoring in commit 0110a4c43451 ("btrfs: refactor __btrfs_run_delayed_refs loop") but were unintentionally lost afterwards.
Detalles técnicos trazas, registros y código del informe original
spin_lock(&locked_ref->lock);
CVSS
- Versión: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Puntuación base: 7.5
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.72%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 52
- Fecha de la puntuación: 6/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
🎯 Técnicas ATT&CK
Cómo se explota esta vulnerabilidad y qué consigue el atacante, en el lenguaje de MITRE ATT&CK.
- Explotación
T1190Exploit Public-Facing Applicationinitial access75 % - Impacto principal
T1499.004Application or System Exploitationimpact80 %
Vulnerabilidad remota de kernel Linux (AV:N, PR:N, UI:N) que causa denegación de servicio por desreferencia de puntero inválido. Vector CVSS indica disponibilidad afectada (A:H) sin requerir autenticación ni interacción.
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Tecnologías afectadas (1)
⚠ Inferidas por IA a partir de la descripción — NVD aún no ha analizado esta CVE; no son CPE verificados.
Referencias
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/015dc4a1e0c2cba551d4620eba13d26d5081dc34
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3b15d02be05e74321adb1e0ae0cb4ccfba7c6cb1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/486f8298b6188ff11ef1f4be7f1d5d2e4d1b1fae
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/65770111a2d47c2b15e20b2ba92bb12198f289d4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9faa6b69ad73f03c7bde53e07d75a28822dc9a1a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a71143590ce9764dbcb47617647592ff8b4d48bc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ba9fa2ff5981589bb49094d3358c339b37c47f53
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c372ca227e16bace86f1df1fa4ae6849e2fcfa28
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