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CVE-2026-80820

xfs: don't livelock in scrub on a circular unlinked list

Published: Sep 4, 2026Updated: Sep 4, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD
N/ACVSS
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 93.5%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
No Fix Available
Self-Check
Not available

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: xfs: don't livelock in scrub on a circular unlinked list LOLLM points out that online fsck can livelock if an unlinked inode list contains a loop. Use a bitmap to detect cycles.

No summary for this CVE yet.

Affected Products

Linux
oss-projectaka the linux kernel
LinuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro

Exploitability

No known exploits, KEV entries, or remediation guidance available for this vulnerability yet.

References

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/159d162fe80bd56573cafde5801bd5a90a3dd1ac
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/527eaaefddb6ec5c83a06c9a1559960dd6361753
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/56407a61a8bb85b884de802d39635abdb0ea7408
git.kernel.org
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News mentions
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