xfs: drop dquot flush lock when we can't find a buffer to flush
LOLLM noticed that xfs_qm_flush_one fails to drop the dquot flush lock
if it can't grab the buffer associated with the dquot. Since there's no
buffer, nobody else is going to drop the dqflock, so we need to do it
ourselves.
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| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: xfs: drop dquot flush lock when we can't find a buffer to flush LOLLM noticed that xfs_qm_flush_one fails to drop the dquot flush lock if it can't grab the buffer associated with the dquot. Since there's no buffer, nobody else is going to drop the dqflock, so we need to do it ourselves. | |
| Title | xfs: drop dquot flush lock when we can't find a buffer to flush | |
| First Time appeared |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-10-18T15:14:54.559Z
Reserved: 2026-09-25T10:25:14.349Z
Link: CVE-2026-98444
Vulnrichment
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NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2026-10-18T16:16:54.737
Modified: 2026-10-18T16:16:54.737
Link: CVE-2026-98444
Redhat
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