CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-80532

Unknown
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

In the Linux kernel XFS filesystem, during online fsck, the function xrep_iunlink_resolve_bucket is still vulnerable to infinite loops coming from next_unlinked pointers. The fix remembers which inodes have already been seen and checks new agino pointers against that to detect loops.

Risk Assessment

An infinite loop can cause the filesystem repair process to hang, potentially disrupting normal system operation or causing high CPU usage.

Recommendation

Apply a Linux kernel update containing the fix. Monitor fsck processes for unusual CPU usage.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: xfs: fix another iunlink infinite loop bug in online fsck xrep_iunlink_resolve_bucket is supposed to reconstruct as much of the incore prev and next unlinked list pointers based on what it finds on disk and in memory before we move on to relinking the truly lost inodes back into the unlinked list. However, it's still vulnerable to infinite loops that come in via the next_unlinked pointers. Fix this problem by remembering which inodes we've already seen and checking new agino pointers against that. If a bit is already set, either this is a loop or the inode has nonzero link count. We'll deal with the second case in a subsequent patch.

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