FKIE_CVE-2026-64356

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-07-25 10:17 - Updated: 2026-07-25 10:17
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Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: xfs: fix memory leak in xfs_dqinode_metadir_create() If xfs_metadir_create() fails in xfs_dqinode_metadir_create(), the current code returns directly, leaking the allocated update and transaction state. If the subsequent commit fails, the caller-owned inode reference is left behind. Fix this memory leak by routing the create failure path through xfs_metadir_cancel(). For both create and commit failures, finish and release any inode returned to the caller, mirroring the unwind pattern in xfs_metadir_mkdir(). The bug was first flagged by an experimental analysis tool we are developing for kernel memory-management bugs while analyzing v6.13-rc1. The tool is still under development and is not yet publicly available. Manual inspection confirms that the bug is still present in v7.1.1. An x86_64 allyesconfig build showed no new warnings. Runtime validation used kprobe fault injection during `mount -o uquota` on a metadir XFS image. Injecting xfs_metadir_create() reproduced the old active-update path that left mount stuck later in mount setup; after this change, the same injection reported cancel_hits=1 and irele_hits=1. Injecting xfs_metadir_commit() exercised the old inode-reference leak path; after this change, it reported irele_hits=1.
References
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/06a2e6dbaa26c0740ac76dfa66b0aedc78d05820
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/45de375b25060edf46e20abb36521ba530336ceb
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c3d3d2212c2966973dd7d603c6c6e6ed6fc7fbe1
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    {
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        {
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          "product": "Linux",
          "programFiles": [
            "fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_dquot_buf.c"
          ],
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  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nxfs: fix memory leak in xfs_dqinode_metadir_create()\n\nIf xfs_metadir_create() fails in xfs_dqinode_metadir_create(), the current\ncode returns directly, leaking the allocated update and transaction state.\nIf the subsequent commit fails, the caller-owned inode reference is left\nbehind.\n\nFix this memory leak by routing the create failure path through\nxfs_metadir_cancel().  For both create and commit failures, finish and\nrelease any inode returned to the caller, mirroring the unwind pattern in\nxfs_metadir_mkdir().\n\nThe bug was first flagged by an experimental analysis tool we are\ndeveloping for kernel memory-management bugs while analyzing\nv6.13-rc1. The tool is still under development and is not yet publicly\navailable. Manual inspection confirms that the bug is still\npresent in v7.1.1.\n\nAn x86_64 allyesconfig build showed no new warnings. Runtime validation\nused kprobe fault injection during `mount -o uquota` on a metadir XFS\nimage. Injecting xfs_metadir_create() reproduced the old active-update path\nthat left mount stuck later in mount setup; after this change, the same\ninjection reported cancel_hits=1 and irele_hits=1. Injecting\nxfs_metadir_commit() exercised the old inode-reference leak path; after\nthis change, it reported irele_hits=1."
    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-2026-64356",
  "lastModified": "2026-07-25T10:17:18.040",
  "metrics": {},
  "published": "2026-07-25T10:17:18.040",
  "references": [
    {
      "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/06a2e6dbaa26c0740ac76dfa66b0aedc78d05820"
    },
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      "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c3d3d2212c2966973dd7d603c6c6e6ed6fc7fbe1"
    }
  ],
  "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
  "vulnStatus": "Received"
}



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