Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: reiserfs: Avoid touching renamed directory if parent does not change The VFS will not be locking moved directory if its parent does not change. Change reiserfs rename code to avoid touching renamed directory if its parent does not change as without locking that can corrupt the filesystem.
Affected products
linux: linux kernel
References7
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/17e1361cb91dc1325834da95d2ab532959d2debc Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/49db9b1b86a82448dfaf3fcfefcf678dee56c8ed Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/c04c162f82ac403917780eb6d1654694455d4e7c Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/17e1361cb91dc1325834da95d2ab532959d2debc Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/49db9b1b86a82448dfaf3fcfefcf678dee56c8ed Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/c04c162f82ac403917780eb6d1654694455d4e7c Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/9de2e9fcede300579b9b65139d669ccdc134a459
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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7.8
HIGH
Score source: CNA
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - EPSS — exploit probability
- 0% percentile: 20 · as of 5 November 2026
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