{"id":"CVE-2026-97543","title":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nxfs: destroy seen inode bitmap when we fail to add a dirpath\n\nLOLLM observes a memory leak in xchk_dirtree_create_path if we create\nthe directory path object but append…","summary":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nxfs: destroy seen inode bitmap when we fail to add a dirpath\n\nLOLLM observes a memory leak in xchk_dirtree_create_path if we create\nthe directory path object but append…","severity":"medium","vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","affected":["Linux >= 928b721a11789a9363d6d7c32a1f3166a79f3b5f < 3b10ca4302ee2dda4233f70b2033883ee376fa6a","Linux >= 928b721a11789a9363d6d7c32a1f3166a79f3b5f < 0b756de8167f2f06ffceadc71cb17c1fc7be4be8","Linux >= 928b721a11789a9363d6d7c32a1f3166a79f3b5f < 582f54dce62043f7a0503ab8c76d718d0293da59","Linux >= 928b721a11789a9363d6d7c32a1f3166a79f3b5f < 1a441c6842da75c5b862cc1c9f7969d6a93b54b9","Linux 6.10"],"published":"2026-09-25","updated":"2026-09-25","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-25T11:17:04.643","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-97543","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0b756de8167f2f06ffceadc71cb17c1fc7be4be8","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1a441c6842da75c5b862cc1c9f7969d6a93b54b9","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3b10ca4302ee2dda4233f70b2033883ee376fa6a","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/582f54dce62043f7a0503ab8c76d718d0293da59","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-97543.json"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-97543"},{"url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2541068"},{"url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-97543"},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-97543"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/security/vulns.git/plain/cve/published/2026/CVE-2026-97543.mbox"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org","csaf","vex","red-hat"],"ingestedAt":"2026-09-25T11:06:38.920Z","epss":0.002,"epssPercentile":0.09778,"cvss":5.5,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","cvssSource":"vendor","cwe":["CWE-772"],"slug":"CVE-2026-97543","body":"## Overview\n\nIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nxfs: destroy seen inode bitmap when we fail to add a dirpath\n\nLOLLM observes a memory leak in xchk_dirtree_create_path if we create\nthe directory path object but appending the name to the path fails.\nWhen this happens, we don't tear down the (empty) seen inode bitmap.\nThis is a pretty trivial error, but let's not leave logic bombs.\n\nDo the same for a similar bug in xrep_dirtree_create_adoption_path.\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.\n\n## Vendor advisories\n\n- **Red Hat VEX** · Low · affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9, Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 · no fix planned: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9, Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 · updated 2026-09-28 · [vex](https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-97543.json)","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":30,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":30.3,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[{"seq":212432,"id":"CVE-2026-97543","ts":1790668182459,"field":"cvss","old":null,"new":"5.5"},{"seq":212431,"id":"CVE-2026-97543","ts":1790668182459,"field":"severity","old":"none","new":"medium"}]}