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xfs: don't livelock in scrub on a circular unlinked list

Type: advisorySources: OSV

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: xfs: don't livelock in scrub on a circular unlinked list LOLLM points out that online fsck can livelock if an unlinked inode list contains a loop. Use a bitmap to detect cycles.

Products
Kernel
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
6.12.106, 6.18.47, 7.1.11
CVEs
CVE-2026-80820
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
4 Nov 2026, 11:39 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

xfs: don't livelock in scrub on a circular unlinked list

core-osv · Original source

Published 4 Sept 2026, 15:13 UTC

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: xfs: don't livelock in scrub on a circular unlinked list LOLLM points out that online fsck can livelock if an unlinked inode list contains a loop. Use a bitmap to detect cycles.

osv:CVE-2026-80820

Kernel

Fixed versions: 6.12.106, 6.18.47, 7.1.11

Complete source record
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