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netfs: Fix subreq ref leak
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfs: Fix subreq ref leak Fix a subrequest ref leak in netfs_unbuffered_write() in the event that subreq->io_iter ends up zero length during preparation.
Announced Group revision 1
Original source ↗CVE-2026-98120
Primary source · Revision 1
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Security context
Source reference: cve:CVE-2026-98120
Linux
Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/0/product
- Affected versions
- Not stated in this record
- Fixed versions
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- Prerequisites
- Not stated in this record
Linux
Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/1/product
- Affected versions
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- Fixed versions
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- Prerequisites
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Structured affected-version data
Original package identities and version rules from this source.
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{
"repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
"vendor": "Linux",
"product": "Linux",
"versions": [
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "72d08d2839649d1c5efbe375751f4473fa4486af",
"lessThan": "ebefb12122d1319257ecac01c1a928f78007716a",
"versionType": "git"
},
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "a0b4c7a49137ed21279f354eb59f49ddae8dffc2",
"lessThan": "0a573f4283a965a5e8716f621aec404cb4575328",
"versionType": "git"
},
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "a0b4c7a49137ed21279f354eb59f49ddae8dffc2",
"lessThan": "3c30087e27598d9d359763e8be9bd3017fe08348",
"versionType": "git"
},
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "0c29f6d63122a0168d67cb8ecde5b4cf7fe4acb0",
"versionType": "git"
},
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "6.18.17",
"lessThan": "6.18.53",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "6.19.7",
"lessThan": "6.20",
"versionType": "semver"
}
],
"programFiles": [
"fs/netfs/direct_write.c"
],
"defaultStatus": "unaffected"
},
{
"repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
"vendor": "Linux",
"product": "Linux",
"versions": [
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "7.0"
},
{
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "0",
"lessThan": "7.0",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "6.18.53",
"versionType": "semver",
"lessThanOrEqual": "6.18.*"
},
{
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "7.2.7",
"versionType": "semver",
"lessThanOrEqual": "7.2.*"
},
{
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "7.3",
"versionType": "original_commit_for_fix",
"lessThanOrEqual": "*"
}
],
"programFiles": [
"fs/netfs/direct_write.c"
],
"defaultStatus": "affected"
}
]- Related CVEs
- CVE-2026-98120
Source reference:
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- Event
- #38222 · Revision 1
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- Publisher date