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

netfs: Fix streaming write being overwritten

In order to avoid reading whilst writing, netfslib will allow "streaming
writes" in which dirty data is stored directly into folios without reading
them first. Such folios are marked dirty but may not be marked uptodate.
If a folio is entirely written by a streaming write, uptodate will be set,
otherwise it will have a netfs_folio struct attached to ->private recording
the dirty region.

In the event that a partially written streaming write page is to be
overwritten entirely by a single write(), netfs_perform_write() will try to
copy over it, but doesn't discard the netfs_folio if it succeeds; further,
it doesn't correctly handle a partial copy that overwrites some of the
dirty data.

Fix this by the following:

(1) If the folio is successfully overwritten, free the netfs_folio struct
before marking the page uptodate.

(2) If the copy to the folio partially fails, but short of the dirty data,
just ignore the copy.

(3) If the copy partially fails and overwrites some of the dirty data,
accept the copy, update the netfs_folio struct to record the new data.
If the folio is now filled, free the netfs_folio and set uptodate,
otherwise return a partial write.

Found with:

fsx -q -N 1000000 -p 10000 -o 128000 -l 600000 \
/xfstest.test/junk --replay-ops=junk.fsxops

using the following as junk.fsxops:

truncate 0x0 0 0x927c0
write 0x63fb8 0x53c8 0
copy_range 0xb704 0x19b9 0x24429 0x79380
write 0x2402b 0x144a2 0x90660 *
write 0x204d5 0x140a0 0x927c0 *
copy_range 0x1f72c 0x137d0 0x7a906 0x927c0 *
read 0x00000 0x20000 0x9157c
read 0x20000 0x20000 0x9157c
read 0x40000 0x20000 0x9157c
read 0x60000 0x20000 0x9157c
read 0x7e1a0 0xcfb9 0x9157c

on cifs with the default cache option.

It shows folio 0x24 misbehaving if the FMODE_READ check is commented out in
netfs_perform_write():

if (//(file->f_mode & FMODE_READ) ||
netfs_is_cache_enabled(ctx)) {

and no fscache. This was initially found with the generic/522 xfstest.
Published: 2026-07-19
Score: 5.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
AI Analysis

Impact

The vulnerability occurs in the Linux kernel’s NetFS subsystem when a streaming write, which writes directly to dirty pages without first reading them, is later overwritten by another write. The kernel fails to properly discard or update the associated netfs_folio structure, allowing partial or full overwrites to leak stale data or leave inconsistent page metadata. This flaw can corrupt the contents of files managed through NetFS, potentially undermining data integrity for applications that rely on those files.

Affected Systems

All installations of the Linux kernel that use the NetFS interface are affected. The advisory does not specify exact kernel versions, but the fix is applied in the kernel source after the vulnerability was discovered.

Risk and Exploitability

The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.5, indicating moderate severity, and a very low EPSS score of <1%, suggesting exploitation is unlikely. It is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog. The likely attack requires local or privileged access to execute a crafted write or copy operation against a NetFS‑backed file; this assessment is inferred from the description.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on July 30, 2026 at 20:48 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Update the Linux kernel to the most recent stable release that contains the fix for CVE-2026-64063.
  • Reboot the system so that the patched kernel and modules are loaded.
  • If caching or NetFS mounts are not essential for your environment, consider disabling NetFS caching or avoiding NetFS mounts until the patch is applied.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on July 30, 2026 at 20:48 UTC.

Tracking

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Advisories
Source ID Title
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8593-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8603-1 Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8618-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
History

Tue, 21 Jul 2026 00:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-367
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

 cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

threat_severity

Moderate

Sun, 19 Jul 2026 16:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfs: Fix streaming write being overwritten In order to avoid reading whilst writing, netfslib will allow "streaming writes" in which dirty data is stored directly into folios without reading them first. Such folios are marked dirty but may not be marked uptodate. If a folio is entirely written by a streaming write, uptodate will be set, otherwise it will have a netfs_folio struct attached to ->private recording the dirty region. In the event that a partially written streaming write page is to be overwritten entirely by a single write(), netfs_perform_write() will try to copy over it, but doesn't discard the netfs_folio if it succeeds; further, it doesn't correctly handle a partial copy that overwrites some of the dirty data. Fix this by the following: (1) If the folio is successfully overwritten, free the netfs_folio struct before marking the page uptodate. (2) If the copy to the folio partially fails, but short of the dirty data, just ignore the copy. (3) If the copy partially fails and overwrites some of the dirty data, accept the copy, update the netfs_folio struct to record the new data. If the folio is now filled, free the netfs_folio and set uptodate, otherwise return a partial write. Found with: fsx -q -N 1000000 -p 10000 -o 128000 -l 600000 \ /xfstest.test/junk --replay-ops=junk.fsxops using the following as junk.fsxops: truncate 0x0 0 0x927c0 write 0x63fb8 0x53c8 0 copy_range 0xb704 0x19b9 0x24429 0x79380 write 0x2402b 0x144a2 0x90660 * write 0x204d5 0x140a0 0x927c0 * copy_range 0x1f72c 0x137d0 0x7a906 0x927c0 * read 0x00000 0x20000 0x9157c read 0x20000 0x20000 0x9157c read 0x40000 0x20000 0x9157c read 0x60000 0x20000 0x9157c read 0x7e1a0 0xcfb9 0x9157c on cifs with the default cache option. It shows folio 0x24 misbehaving if the FMODE_READ check is commented out in netfs_perform_write(): if (//(file->f_mode & FMODE_READ) || netfs_is_cache_enabled(ctx)) { and no fscache. This was initially found with the generic/522 xfstest.
Title netfs: Fix streaming write being overwritten
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
References

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Linux Linux Kernel
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-07-19T15:39:42.123Z

Reserved: 2026-07-19T07:54:57.030Z

Link: CVE-2026-64063

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

No data.

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-07-19T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2026-64063 - Bugzilla

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Updated: 2026-07-30T21:00:22Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-367

    Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition