{"id":"CVE-2026-97949","title":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nconfigfs: unhash the dentry before dropping the item in rmdir\n\nconfigfs_get_config_item() treats a hashed dentry as proof that\nsd->s_element is a live config_item","summary":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nconfigfs: unhash the dentry before dropping the item in rmdir\n\nconfigfs_get_config_item() treats a hashed dentry as proof that\nsd->s_element is a live config_item.  con…","severity":"none","vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","affected":["Linux >= 7063fbf2261194f72ee75afca67b3b38b554b5fa < 5d7cbfb65e47cc71d5d94d87d5d0d1679080f3eb","Linux >= 7063fbf2261194f72ee75afca67b3b38b554b5fa < 925d8564f1b2d9b46c5ab63b9bc942cea006da9b","Linux >= 7063fbf2261194f72ee75afca67b3b38b554b5fa < f06c2d26d1999d37e93299db0ecead04ca7d0b9f","Linux 2.6.16"],"published":"2026-09-25","updated":"2026-09-25","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-25T11:17:22.453","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-97949","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5d7cbfb65e47cc71d5d94d87d5d0d1679080f3eb","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/925d8564f1b2d9b46c5ab63b9bc942cea006da9b","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f06c2d26d1999d37e93299db0ecead04ca7d0b9f","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org"],"ingestedAt":"2026-09-25T11:06:38.879Z","slug":"CVE-2026-97949","body":"## Overview\n\nIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nconfigfs: unhash the dentry before dropping the item in rmdir\n\nconfigfs_get_config_item() treats a hashed dentry as proof that\nsd->s_element is a live config_item.  configfs_rmdir() breaks that:\nsimple_rmdir() leaves the dentry hashed, the last reference to the item is\ndropped right after, and the dentry is only unhashed by d_delete() once\n->rmdir() has returned.  configfs_symlink() resolves its target holding no\nlock on it, so get_target() can land in that window:\n\n  BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in config_item_get+0x26/0x90\n   get_target fs/configfs/symlink.c:128 [inline]\n   configfs_symlink+0x4ab/0x1030 fs/configfs/symlink.c:185\n\nUnhash in configfs_remove_dir(), while the item is still guaranteed to be\nthere.  A reference obtained just before that stays harmless, as\ncreate_link() rechecks CONFIGFS_USET_DROPPING, already set by\nconfigfs_detach_prep().  Both configfs_unregister_subsystem() paths\nd_drop() after detaching, so this only makes rmdir match them.\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":3,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":2.8,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}