CVE-2026-23249
MediumSummary
A vulnerability has been identified in the Linux kernel related to the btree repair functions for free space and inode. The issue involves a lack of checking for deleted cursors when revalidating two btrees, which may lead to filesystem malfunctions.
Risk Assessment
Organizations may be at risk of filesystem corruption, potentially leading to data loss or decreased system performance.
Recommendation
It is recommended to update the Linux kernel to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and conduct a filesystem audit to ensure data integrity.
Original NVD description (English source)
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: xfs: check for deleted cursors when revalidating two btrees The free space and inode btree repair functions will rebuild both btrees at the same time, after which it needs to evaluate both btrees to confirm that the corruptions ar