Answer in brief
CVE-2026-98961 records a Unknown severity vulnerability in btrfs: unlock inode and extent in caller when io_uring read extent fails. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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A CVSS score is not reported in the current record. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
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The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | >=34310c442e175f286b4c06ab5caa4e0b267ea31c <2797eb38773a96914ccedeec71eb2144645400b2 || >=34310c442e175f286b4c06ab5caa4e0b267ea31c <ada1fc725a4db407294ae90a0d40ef1c46f457f2 || >=34310c442e175f286b4c06ab5caa4e0b267ea31c <b6e8add5d79d1f6f819a054c833bab452bd7365d | 2797eb38773a96914ccedeec71eb2144645400b2, ada1fc725a4db407294ae90a0d40ef1c46f457f2, b6e8add5d79d1f6f819a054c833bab452bd7365d |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 6.13 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Oct 23, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Oct 23, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Oct 23, 2026
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: btrfs: unlock inode and extent in caller when io_uring read extent fails btrfs_uring_read_extent() runs only after btrfs_encoded_read() has taken the inode shared lock and the extent lock. On failure it used to unlock in out_fail, and a pages-array allocation failure returned -ENOMEM without unlocking at all. Unlock in the caller instead on all failure returns, matching the copy_to_user() error path. The deferred -EIOCBQUEUED path still unlocks in btrfs_uring_read_finished().
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