xfs: fix a resource leak in xfs_alloc_buftarg()
Published May 27, 2026
5.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.16%
Description
In the error path, call fs_put_dax() to drop the DAX device reference.
Affected products
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- Version 6.0StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 0StatusunaffectedConstraints<6.0
- Version 6.1.176StatusunaffectedConstraints<=6.1.*
- Version 6.12.86StatusunaffectedConstraints<=6.12.*
- Version 6.18.27StatusunaffectedConstraints<=6.18.*
- Version 6.6.140StatusunaffectedConstraints<=6.6.*
- Version 7.0.4StatusunaffectedConstraints<=7.0.*
- Version 7.1StatusunaffectedConstraints<=*
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Linux | Linux | unaffected |
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| Linux | Linux | affected |
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- ≥ 6.0 · < 6.6.140
- ≥ 6.7 · < 6.12.86
- ≥ 6.13 · < 6.18.27
- ≥ 6.19 · < 7.0.4
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
kernel
Fix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
kernel
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
kernel
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
kernel-rt
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
kernel
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
kernel-rt
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
kernel
Fix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
kernel-rt
Fix deferred
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | kernel | Fix deferred | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | kernel | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kernel | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kernel-rt | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | kernel | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | kernel-rt | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | kernel | Fix deferred | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | kernel-rt | Fix deferred | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v2.0 score for this CVE.
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
Score over time
May–Oct 2026- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (3 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 0.16% (0.00162) | 4.90th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.18% (0.00175) | 7.21th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| May 28, 2026 | 0.02% (0.00018) | 5.15th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
References (11)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-46005 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2482064 Issue Tracking
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/28a6c132b8c6e5eeefa889c4fb43d65b12989d48 Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/29a7b2614357393b176ef06ba5bc3ff5afc8df69 Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5804cb507233ed767a83ac70527b2f6c4566ec75 Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5c293a1e1ef0f838772d20ae8afae4cbd87cd3f9 Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/82fb9da6477d08bdab954dc7bc081a41f2f9cae6 Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ed2d6442e61169e565727ba15c4f6a0cb5ce16df
- https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2026052743-CVE-2026-46005-525f@gregkh/T
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-46005
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-46005
Change history (0)
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