{"id":"CVE-2026-97545","title":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nxfs: don't leak new_bp if xfs_btree_bload_drop_buf fails\n\nLOLLM observes that in xfs_btree_bload_prep_block,\nxfs_btree_bload_drop_buf can hit an IO error if writing the…","summary":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nxfs: don't leak new_bp if xfs_btree_bload_drop_buf fails\n\nLOLLM observes that in xfs_btree_bload_prep_block,\nxfs_btree_bload_drop_buf can hit an IO error if writing the…","severity":"medium","vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","affected":["Linux >= e069d549705e49841247acf9b3176744e27d5425 < 355b8a5d7e9a38fca8dbf7a4721450252ac7868f","Linux >= e069d549705e49841247acf9b3176744e27d5425 < 176a53af77b430e1c19ee15fc492145ace666de7","Linux >= e069d549705e49841247acf9b3176744e27d5425 < b19dfd4546088a0823e0c47f8ceb6b2775bd1ac7","Linux >= e069d549705e49841247acf9b3176744e27d5425 < f1930bc578095409c2dcfca6e4e898b24f0f0de6","Linux 6.8"],"published":"2026-09-25","updated":"2026-09-25","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-25T11:17:04.860","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-97545","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/176a53af77b430e1c19ee15fc492145ace666de7","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/355b8a5d7e9a38fca8dbf7a4721450252ac7868f","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b19dfd4546088a0823e0c47f8ceb6b2775bd1ac7","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f1930bc578095409c2dcfca6e4e898b24f0f0de6","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-97545.json"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-97545"},{"url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2541125"},{"url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-97545"},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-97545"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/security/vulns.git/plain/cve/published/2026/CVE-2026-97545.mbox"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org","csaf","vex","red-hat"],"ingestedAt":"2026-09-25T11:06:38.920Z","epss":0.00206,"epssPercentile":0.1047,"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-2026-97545","body":"## Overview\n\nIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nxfs: don't leak new_bp if xfs_btree_bload_drop_buf fails\n\nLOLLM observes that in xfs_btree_bload_prep_block,\nxfs_btree_bload_drop_buf can hit an IO error if writing the delwri\nbuffer list to disk fails.  In this case, we fail to release new_bp,\nwhich means we lose a locked buffer.  Fix that.\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** · Moderate · 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-2026-97545.json)","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":30,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":30.3,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[{"seq":212444,"id":"CVE-2026-97545","ts":1790668182752,"field":"cvss","old":null,"new":"5.5"},{"seq":212443,"id":"CVE-2026-97545","ts":1790668182752,"field":"severity","old":"none","new":"medium"}]}