CVE-2026-98444

NameCVE-2026-98444
DescriptionIn 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.
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Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
linux (PTS)bookworm6.1.176-1fixed
bookworm (security)6.1.190-1fixed
trixie6.12.107-1vulnerable
trixie (security)6.12.115-2vulnerable
forky7.2.15-1fixed
sid7.3.3-1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
linuxsourcebookworm(not affected)
linuxsource(unstable)7.2.9-1

Notes

[bookworm] - linux <not-affected> (Vulnerable code not present)
https://git.kernel.org/linus/ffb48dccce1960a9ea24463a2f3c21d124d6b672 (7.3-rc5)

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