---
id: CVE-2026-93810
title: |-
  In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

  cachefiles: Fix double fput

  Fix a double fput() in error handling in cachefiles_create_tmpfile().
summary: |-
  In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

  cachefiles: Fix double fput

  Fix a double fput() in error handling in cachefiles_create_tmpfile().
severity: high
cvss: 7
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
vendor: Linux
product: Linux
affected:
  - >-
    Linux >= 24a81759b65fa85767739999d91523691c5e2ea5 <
    e582a3e99584d5a634a3cbce4b12e9381fd5d964
  - >-
    Linux >= 24a81759b65fa85767739999d91523691c5e2ea5 <
    246098a2b8e88761e92cf82c1be1ec576437b176
  - >-
    Linux >= 24a81759b65fa85767739999d91523691c5e2ea5 <
    e9c2e68c3890a935abbd5f54dbce653f9a16836c
  - >-
    Linux >= 24a81759b65fa85767739999d91523691c5e2ea5 <
    90b306eee037d0a6a8f4aac834b46e05c5ddd0bf
  - >-
    Linux >= 24a81759b65fa85767739999d91523691c5e2ea5 <
    af6830cc12dfe86c832dccc9c9878a93aaa22f83
  - Linux 6.1
published: '2026-09-24'
updated: '2026-10-03'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-03T11:17:50.733'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-93810'
references:
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/246098a2b8e88761e92cf82c1be1ec576437b176'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/90b306eee037d0a6a8f4aac834b46e05c5ddd0bf'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/af6830cc12dfe86c832dccc9c9878a93aaa22f83'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e582a3e99584d5a634a3cbce4b12e9381fd5d964'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e9c2e68c3890a935abbd5f54dbce653f9a16836c'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00121
epssPercentile: 0.01916
ingestedAt: '2026-09-24T16:47:15.896Z'
---

## Overview

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

cachefiles: Fix double fput

Fix a double fput() in error handling in cachefiles_create_tmpfile().

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.