PT-2026-98483 · Linux · Linux Kernel

CVE-2026-97543

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Published

2026-09-25

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Updated

2026-10-07

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Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)
Description A memory leak exists in the XFS file system when creating directory path objects. Specifically, if appending a name to the path fails within the xchk dirtree create path() and xrep dirtree create adoption path() functions, the seen inode bitmap is not properly destroyed.
Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

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Related Identifiers

CVE-2026-97543
OPENSUSE-SU-2026:12074-1

Affected Products

Linux Kernel