CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-80897

Low risk· EPSS 6%
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.17%

6th percentile - higher than 6% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel, in netfs, when I/O iterator preparation fails, readahead folios that have already been batched are not released, causing held references. The fix releases the batch before returning the error.

Risk Assessment

Holding references to folios can lead to memory leaks and unnecessary system load, especially with frequent iterator preparation failures.

Recommendation

Apply the Linux kernel update containing this fix to ensure proper folio release on errors.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfs: release readahead folios on iterator preparation failure netfs_prepare_read_iterator() batches readahead folios in put_batch so that the folio references can be dropped after the I/O iterator has been prepared. If rolling_buffer_load_from_ra() fails after earlier folios have been batched, the function returns immediately and leaves those references held. Release the batch before returning the error.

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