In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfs: Fix subreq ref leak ...

zetlyn/cve-ghsa vulnerability ghsa GHSA-wfvc-hqrg-ch6q cve CVE-2026-98120 known 2026-09-25

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-wfvc-hqrg-ch6q

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Said since
2026-09-28 11:44 UTC
Last answered
2026-10-06 13:46 UTC
Original
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  "description": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnetfs: Fix subreq ref leak\n\nFix a subrequest ref leak in netfs_unbuffered_write() in the event that\nsubreq->io_iter ends up zero length during preparation.",
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfs: Fix subreq ref leak ... In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfs: Fix subreq ref leak Fix a subrequest ref leak in netfs_unbuffered_write() in the event that subreq->io_iter ends up zero length during preparation.