Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: xfs: fix a resource leak in xfs_alloc_buftarg() In the error path, call fs_put_dax() to drop the DAX device reference.
Affected products
linux: linux kernel
References6
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/28a6c132b8c6e5eeefa889c4fb43d65b12989d48 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/29a7b2614357393b176ef06ba5bc3ff5afc8df69 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/5804cb507233ed767a83ac70527b2f6c4566ec75 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/5c293a1e1ef0f838772d20ae8afae4cbd87cd3f9 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/82fb9da6477d08bdab954dc7bc081a41f2f9cae6 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/ed2d6442e61169e565727ba15c4f6a0cb5ce16df
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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5.5
MEDIUM
Score source: NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - EPSS — exploit probability
- 0% percentile: 3 · as of 14 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-401
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