CVE-2026-97546
xfs: don't spin forever on zero-length dirents when salvaging them
CVSS Score
0.0
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: xfs: don't spin forever on zero-length dirents when salvaging them LOLLM noticed that xrep_dir_recover_data can spin forever if it encounters an unused dirent that claims to have length zero. Fix that, and prevent the same thing from happening with a zero-length entry.
| Vendor | linux |
| Product | linux |
| Ecosystems | |
| Industries | Technology |
| Published | Sep 25, 2026 |
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Affected Versions
Linux / Linux
b1991ee3e7cf852e95a3498801303cfbb4468681 < 5442f0c56445618544a801fb4dae35aed87a1aaa b1991ee3e7cf852e95a3498801303cfbb4468681 < 08754ebfa5c28e8d57316b1bd7a5a921a5e2e762 b1991ee3e7cf852e95a3498801303cfbb4468681 < a455c83ce5dc1a2da33b1b84253d298372a8dfbd b1991ee3e7cf852e95a3498801303cfbb4468681 < 9f84792b40d0c96833341602144574bf0bd14a6a
Linux / Linux
6.10
References
git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5442f0c56445618544a801fb4dae35aed87a1aaa git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/08754ebfa5c28e8d57316b1bd7a5a921a5e2e762 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a455c83ce5dc1a2da33b1b84253d298372a8dfbd git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9f84792b40d0c96833341602144574bf0bd14a6a