CVE-2026-98245btrfs: take commit root semaphore when iterating in mark_block_group_to_copy()
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: btrfs: take commit root semaphore when iterating in mark_block_group_to_copy() mark_block_group_to_copy() iterates over the commit root with skip_locking=true. A concurrent transaction commit can swap and free the commit root during iteration, causing use-after-free when accessing extent buffers. Fix it by using path->need_commit_sem to protect the commit root search.
- CVSS
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- 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
- Oct 19, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
Linux Linux linux:linux (from the name) | 78ce9fc269af6e69c1399ab910ba6bc81c934f67 builds before 8e2007b263ea250251ec3021a0a197da990ee1a8; from 78ce9fc269af6e69c1399ab910ba6bc81c934f67 before 709f6a5e986535005110c6c69b322f63631cb200; from 78ce9fc269af6e69c1399ab910ba6bc81c934f67 before c32490c6d3f3a9f2d177d57c7eb8bbc347561d08; from 78ce9fc269af6e69c1399ab910ba6bc81c934f67 before 0594e3423f4ba3137c734371169491f9a98e9af4 | CNA record |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8e2007b263ea250251ec3021a0a197da990ee1a8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/709f6a5e986535005110c6c69b322f63631cb200
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c32490c6d3f3a9f2d177d57c7eb8bbc347561d08
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0594e3423f4ba3137c734371169491f9a98e9af4
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