CVE-2026-72364netfs: Fix writeback error handling
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfs: Fix writeback error handling Fix the error handling in writeback_iter() loop. If an error occurs, writeback_iter() needs to be called again with *error set to the error so that it can clean up iteration state. Further, the current folio needs unlocking and redirtying.
- CVSS
- 7.1 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- Not given
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- Linux
- NVD analysis
- Received
- Record last updated
- Aug 17, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
Linux Linux linux:linux (from the name) | from 288ace2f57c9d06dd2e42bd80d03747d879a4068 before fb39ffd3cc5422887fd118668ff45ebfdbc83302; 288ace2f57c9d06dd2e42bd80d03747d879a4068 builds before 1bb33d959aabcde07d724b5eb9992462e91fa79a; 288ace2f57c9d06dd2e42bd80d03747d879a4068 builds before 89df9c158a25d0a7c6ca079a9bd9ca7009d75c7b; from 288ace2f57c9d06dd2e42bd80d03747d879a4068 before ac5f95ac5d6d0f4c567b8b642825705a2bf0d79e | CNA record |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fb39ffd3cc5422887fd118668ff45ebfdbc83302
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1bb33d959aabcde07d724b5eb9992462e91fa79a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/89df9c158a25d0a7c6ca079a9bd9ca7009d75c7b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ac5f95ac5d6d0f4c567b8b642825705a2bf0d79e
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