CVE-2026-98120netfs: Fix subreq ref leak
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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.
- CVSS
- Not yet scored
- 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
- Undergoing Analysis
- Record last updated
- Sep 25, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
Linux Linux linux:linux (from the name) | from 72d08d2839649d1c5efbe375751f4473fa4486af before ebefb12122d1319257ecac01c1a928f78007716a; from a0b4c7a49137ed21279f354eb59f49ddae8dffc2 before 0a573f4283a965a5e8716f621aec404cb4575328; from a0b4c7a49137ed21279f354eb59f49ddae8dffc2 before 3c30087e27598d9d359763e8be9bd3017fe08348; 0c29f6d63122a0168d67cb8ecde5b4cf7fe4acb0; from 6.18.17 before 6.18.53; from 6.19.7 before 6.20 | CNA record |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ebefb12122d1319257ecac01c1a928f78007716a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0a573f4283a965a5e8716f621aec404cb4575328
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3c30087e27598d9d359763e8be9bd3017fe08348
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