CVE-2026-53050
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Race Condition in Linux Kernel Quota Handling
Vulnerability report for CVE-2026-53050, including description, CVSS score, EPSS score, affected products, exploitability, helpful resources, and attack-flow context.
Publication date: 2026-06-24
Last updated on: 2026-07-14
Assigner: kernel.org
Description
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
quota: Fix race of dquot_scan_active() with quota deactivation
dquot_scan_active() can race with quota deactivation in
quota_release_workfn() like:
CPU0 (quota_release_workfn) CPU1 (dquot_scan_active)
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spin_lock(&dq_list_lock);
list_replace_init(
&releasing_dquots, &rls_head);
/* dquot X on rls_head,
dq_count == 0,
DQ_ACTIVE_B still set */
spin_unlock(&dq_list_lock);
synchronize_srcu(&dquot_srcu);
spin_lock(&dq_list_lock);
list_for_each_entry(dquot,
&inuse_list, dq_inuse) {
/* finds dquot X */
dquot_active(X) -> true
atomic_inc(&X->dq_count);
}
spin_unlock(&dq_list_lock);
spin_lock(&dq_list_lock);
dquot = list_first_entry(&rls_head);
WARN_ON_ONCE(atomic_read(&dquot->dq_count));
The problem is not only a cosmetic one as under memory pressure the
caller of dquot_scan_active() can end up working on freed dquot.
Fix the problem by making sure the dquot is removed from releasing list
when we acquire a reference to it.
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel | * |
Helpful Resources
Exploitability
CWE
KEV
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-UNKNOWN |
