{"id":"CVE-2026-98448","title":"xfs: release orphanage dir inode if chown fails","summary":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nxfs: release orphanage dir inode if chown fails\n\nLOLLM points out that we leak the igrab'd reference to the orphanage\ndirectory inode if chowning it fails.  Fix that.","severity":"none","vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","affected":["Linux >= 1e58a8ccf2597c9259a8e71a2bffac5e11e12ea0 < 6b66b1a59df6c3f9b4ad9b39a32ca86170ade357","Linux >= 1e58a8ccf2597c9259a8e71a2bffac5e11e12ea0 < 6a65a68097a1903988b256d5b367da7b0863a1d5","Linux >= 1e58a8ccf2597c9259a8e71a2bffac5e11e12ea0 < f813aefd9e09c8cda38a71580b6a01552d97cade","Linux >= 1e58a8ccf2597c9259a8e71a2bffac5e11e12ea0 < 1c32cdc986467eaffeedb6c5334852809555b82d","Linux 6.10"],"published":"2026-10-18","updated":"2026-10-18","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-18T15:14:58.880Z","source":"CVEORG","sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-98448","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6b66b1a59df6c3f9b4ad9b39a32ca86170ade357"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6a65a68097a1903988b256d5b367da7b0863a1d5"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f813aefd9e09c8cda38a71580b6a01552d97cade"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1c32cdc986467eaffeedb6c5334852809555b82d"}],"tags":["cve.org"],"ingestedAt":"2026-10-18T15:45:12.306Z","slug":"CVE-2026-98448","body":"## Overview\n\nIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nxfs: release orphanage dir inode if chown fails\n\nLOLLM points out that we leak the igrab'd reference to the orphanage\ndirectory inode if chowning it fails.  Fix that.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `Linux >= 1e58a8ccf2597c9259a8e71a2bffac5e11e12ea0 < 6b66b1a59df6c3f9b4ad9b39a32ca86170ade357`\n- `Linux >= 1e58a8ccf2597c9259a8e71a2bffac5e11e12ea0 < 6a65a68097a1903988b256d5b367da7b0863a1d5`\n- `Linux >= 1e58a8ccf2597c9259a8e71a2bffac5e11e12ea0 < f813aefd9e09c8cda38a71580b6a01552d97cade`\n- `Linux >= 1e58a8ccf2597c9259a8e71a2bffac5e11e12ea0 < 1c32cdc986467eaffeedb6c5334852809555b82d`\n- `Linux 6.10`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":3,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":2.8,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}