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

erofs: ensure valid f_path for page cache sharing

Previously, backing files for page cache sharing were set up with
f_path left as NULL (only f_inode was valid). It worked, but a recent
mincore fix relies on f_path.mnt and crashes (found by "erofs/028" on
7.2-rc4):

BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000018
#PF: supervisor read access in kernel mode
#PF: error_code(0x0000) - not-present page
PGD 0 P4D 0
Oops: Oops: 0000 [#1] SMP PTI
CPU: 3 UID: 0 PID: 675528 Comm: fincore Not tainted 7.2.0-rc4-00002-g[]-dirty #1 PREEMPT(lazy)
Hardware name: Red Hat KVM, BIOS 1.16.0-4.al8 04/01/2014
RIP: 0010:__do_sys_mincore+0xc0/0x2c0
...

Specify valid paths using valid disconnected dentries together with
erofs_ishare_mnt instead of leaving f_path empty, so they are more
like real backing files in a pseudo filesystem and standard
backing_file_open() can be used directly.

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Fri, 28 Aug 2026 12:45:00 +0000

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: erofs: ensure valid f_path for page cache sharing Previously, backing files for page cache sharing were set up with f_path left as NULL (only f_inode was valid). It worked, but a recent mincore fix relies on f_path.mnt and crashes (found by "erofs/028" on 7.2-rc4): BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000018 #PF: supervisor read access in kernel mode #PF: error_code(0x0000) - not-present page PGD 0 P4D 0 Oops: Oops: 0000 [#1] SMP PTI CPU: 3 UID: 0 PID: 675528 Comm: fincore Not tainted 7.2.0-rc4-00002-g[]-dirty #1 PREEMPT(lazy) Hardware name: Red Hat KVM, BIOS 1.16.0-4.al8 04/01/2014 RIP: 0010:__do_sys_mincore+0xc0/0x2c0 ... Specify valid paths using valid disconnected dentries together with erofs_ishare_mnt instead of leaving f_path empty, so they are more like real backing files in a pseudo filesystem and standard backing_file_open() can be used directly.
Title erofs: ensure valid f_path for page cache sharing
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-28T12:08:17.218Z

Reserved: 2026-08-26T14:34:25.786Z

Link: CVE-2026-80697

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Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-28T08:16:55.187

Modified: 2026-08-28T08:16:55.187

Link: CVE-2026-80697

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Updated: 2026-08-28T13:15:05Z

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