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.

cve CVE-2026-98120 2 sources, 3 claims · Watch

NVD writes:
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. the claim

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affectslinux/linux
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made_bylinux
NVD says “Linux”

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Said since
2026-09-29 17:49 UTC
Last answered
2026-10-02 18:04 UTC
Original
open at the source
2026-09-29 17:49 UTCLinux
2026-09-29 09:45 UTC—
What the source handed over
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Severity
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Source
GitHub advisories
Said since
2026-09-26 15:00 UTC
Last answered
2026-10-02 18:02 UTC
Original
open at the source

This source has not kept a receipt for this claim yet. The next update that reads it will.

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Its words
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Said since
2026-10-02 12:00 UTC
Last answered
2026-10-02 18:04 UTC
Original
open at the source
2026-10-02 12:00 UTCAwaiting Analysis
2026-09-29 09:45 UTCReceived
What the source handed over
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Said since
2026-09-29 17:49 UTC
Last answered
2026-10-02 18:04 UTC
Original
open at the source
2026-09-29 17:49 UTCLinux
2026-09-29 09:45 UTC—
What the source handed over
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vulnerability

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.
zetlyn/cve-nvd · 2026-09-25
product Linux status Awaiting Analysis vendor Linux source
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfs: Fix subreq ref leak ...
zetlyn/cve-ghsa · 2026-09-25
severity unknown source
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfs: Fix subreq ref leak ...
zetlyn/cve-ghsa · 2026-09-25
severity unknown source