PT-2026-43872 · Linux+2 · Linux Kernel+2
CVE-2026-46005
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Published
2026-05-27
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Updated
2026-08-25
CVSS v3.1
5.5
Medium
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)
Description
A resource leak exists in the
xfs alloc buftarg() function within the XFS file system. The issue occurs in the error path where the DAX (Direct Access) device reference is not properly released.Recommendations
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
Exploit
Memory Leak
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Weakness Enumeration
Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Linuxmint
Linux Kernel
Ubuntu