CVE-2026-97544

kernel: xfs: don't leak dqacct if rhashtable insertion fails

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

5.5

CVSS 3.1

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Published · September 25, 2026

Updated · September 29, 2026

Description

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's XFS file system. This flaw allows a local user to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) through kernel memory exhaustion. The issue occurs during live quota check operations when memory allocated for quota tracking is not freed if an internal hash table insertion fails.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWE-772 · Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime