---
cve: "CVE-2026-64418"
severity: "HIGH"
cvss: 7.8
epss: "13%"
vendor: "Linux"
kev: false
exploited: false
published: "2026-07-25 10:17:25"
tags: [cve, security, high]
source: tsecurity.de CVE-Dossier
exported: "2026-09-10T07:56:58+02:00"
---

# CVE-2026-64418

> 7.8 HIGH

## Beschreibung

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

mm: shrinker: fix shrinker_info teardown race with expansion

expand_shrinker_info() iterates all visible memcgs under shrinker_mutex,
including memcgs that have not finished ->css_online() yet.

Once pn->shrinker_info has been published, teardown must stay serialized
with expand_shrinker_info() until that memcg is either fully online or no
longer visible to iteration.  Today alloc_shrinker_info() breaks that rule
by dropping shrinker_mutex before freeing a partially initialized
shrinker_info array, which may cause the following race:

CPU0                   CPU1
====                   ====

css_create
--> list_add_tail_rcu(&css->sibling, &parent_css->children);
    online_css
    --> mem_cgroup_css_online
        --> alloc_shrinker_info
            --> alloc node0 info
                rcu_assign_pointer(C->node0->shrinker_info, old0)
                alloc node1 info -> FAIL -> goto err
                mutex_unlock(shrinker_mutex)

                       shrinker_alloc()
                       --> shrinker_memcg_alloc
                           --> mutex_lock(shrinker_mutex)
                               expand_shrinker_info
                               --> mem_cgroup_iter see the memcg
                                   expand_one_shrinker_info
                                   --> old0 = C->node0->shrinker_info
                                       memcpy(new->unit, old0->unit, ...);

                free_shrinker_info
                --> kvfree(old0);

                                       /* double free !! */
                                       kvfree_rcu(old0, rcu);

The same problem exists later in mem_cgroup_css_online().  If
alloc_shrinker_info() succeeds but a subsequent objcg allocation fails,
the free_objcg -> free_shrinker_info() unwind path tears down the already
published pn->shrinker_info arrays without shrinker_mutex.  The
expand_one_shrinker_info() can race with that teardown in the same way,
leading to use-after-free or double-free of the old shrinker_info.

Fix this by serializing shrinker_info teardown with shrinker_mutex, and by
keeping alloc_shrinker_info() error cleanup inside the locked section.

## CVSS-Vektor

```
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
```

| Metrik | Wert | Bewertung |
|---|---|---|
| AV Angriffsvektor | Lokal | good |
| AC Komplexität | Gering | bad |
| PR Privilegien | Gering | warn |
| UI Interaktion | Keine | bad |
| S Scope | Unverändert | good |
| C Vertraulichkeit | Hoch | bad |
| I Integrität | Hoch | bad |
| A Verfügbarkeit | Hoch | bad |

## Patch verfügbar (OSV)

- Kernel ≥ 6.12.96
- Kernel ≥ 6.18.39
- Kernel ≥ 7.1.4

## Referenzen

- <https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b9a280a9a454ed514636351d53fe2a233dc5054b>
- <https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6465ff3ce65131c774a312d450abe10f4b9f3875>
- <https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/284c267f013e45d8c89d9fb9373105dc8e6c0947>
- <https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/65476d31d8056e859c48580f82295ce159196ffe>

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_Exportiert aus dem [tsecurity.de CVE-Dossier](https://tsecurity.de/cve?cve=CVE-2026-64418) · Datenquellen: EUVD (ENISA), NVD, OSV, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, Exploit-DB, BSI BITS_