CVE-2026-98120
mediumIn 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 e…
Vendor / product: Linux — linux kernel
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
5.5
5.5 (CVSS v3.1)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Severity source: NVD CVSS v3.1 (nvd@nist.gov)
Timeline (UTC)
Published: 2026-09-25 11:17
Modified: 2026-10-26 18:36
NVD status: Analyzed
Last synced 2 days ago
Verified against the source API 2026-10-27 06:55 UTC
Exploitation
Not listed in CISA KEV (as of last catalog sync)
Absence from KEV does not mean a CVE is not exploited. Exploitation status: unknown (no authoritative evidence in our sources).
Affected products
linux / linux_kernel ≥6.18.17 <6.18.53, ≥6.19.7 <7.0, ≥7.0.1 <7.2.7, 7.0, 7.3
Weakness classification (CWE)
Source: NVD / CISA. “NVD-CWE-Other” and “NVD-CWE-noinfo” mean NVD could not assign a specific weakness.
Mitigation & advisories
Patch / mitigation: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0a573f4283a965a5e8716f621aec404cb4575328
Patch / mitigation: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3c30087e27598d9d359763e8be9bd3017fe08348
Patch / mitigation: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ebefb12122d1319257ecac01c1a928f78007716a
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0a573f4283a965a5e8716f621aec404cb4575328 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3c30087e27598d9d359763e8be9bd3017fe08348 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ebefb12122d1319257ecac01c1a928f78007716a 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Data sources
NVD CVE API 2.0 — fetched 2026-10-27 06:55 UTC · record ↗