CVE-2026-68422
btrfs: fix root leak if its reloc root is unexpected in merge_reloc_roots()
CVSS Score
0.0
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: btrfs: fix root leak if its reloc root is unexpected in merge_reloc_roots() If we have an unexpected reloc_root for our root, we jump to the out label but never drop the reference we obtained for root, resulting in a leak. Add a missing btrfs_put_root() call.
| Vendor | linux |
| Product | linux |
| Ecosystems | |
| Industries | Technology |
| Published | Aug 10, 2026 |
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Affected Versions
Linux / Linux
24213fa46c7080c31d79aa2e3e2f0d9480cab700 < b3d39b03799600c76c33486e2d29b73a771023db 24213fa46c7080c31d79aa2e3e2f0d9480cab700 < 72f673d1c1deb819554d3e7e154f6d84301eb735 24213fa46c7080c31d79aa2e3e2f0d9480cab700 < 60a23d4ea169e27403f3bb023bb98036797c0206 24213fa46c7080c31d79aa2e3e2f0d9480cab700 < 7591d1727067d6063247901ad25c4bdc4e5695c4 24213fa46c7080c31d79aa2e3e2f0d9480cab700 < ce6050bafb4e33377dc17fcc357736bfc351180c
Linux / Linux
5.13
References
git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b3d39b03799600c76c33486e2d29b73a771023db git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/72f673d1c1deb819554d3e7e154f6d84301eb735 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/60a23d4ea169e27403f3bb023bb98036797c0206 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7591d1727067d6063247901ad25c4bdc4e5695c4 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ce6050bafb4e33377dc17fcc357736bfc351180c