---
id: CVE-2026-97544
title: |-
  In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

  xfs: don't leak dqacct if rhashtable insertion fails

  LOLLM observes that xqcheck_mod_live_ino_dqtrx doesn't free the newly
  allocated dqa object if rhashtable insertion…
summary: |-
  In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

  xfs: don't leak dqacct if rhashtable insertion fails

  LOLLM observes that xqcheck_mod_live_ino_dqtrx doesn't free the newly
  allocated dqa object if rhashtable insertion…
severity: none
vendor: Linux
product: Linux
affected:
  - >-
    Linux >= 200491875ce144fdc49827387fff2f604b73c0a9 <
    9036e078bd51683e862afd5ed25ecba2f780b165
  - >-
    Linux >= 200491875ce144fdc49827387fff2f604b73c0a9 <
    7791970a76a3e23f6f51451dbb1e48bd57f94f93
  - >-
    Linux >= 200491875ce144fdc49827387fff2f604b73c0a9 <
    788c3a46ef9d79f875312b95cffe0961a13167a7
  - >-
    Linux >= 200491875ce144fdc49827387fff2f604b73c0a9 <
    2eac8d01d2c776fc26b0ac74aebdf91bc4490891
  - Linux 6.9
published: '2026-09-25'
updated: '2026-09-25'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-25T11:17:04.753'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-97544'
references:
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2eac8d01d2c776fc26b0ac74aebdf91bc4490891'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7791970a76a3e23f6f51451dbb1e48bd57f94f93'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/788c3a46ef9d79f875312b95cffe0961a13167a7'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9036e078bd51683e862afd5ed25ecba2f780b165'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
ingestedAt: '2026-09-25T11:06:38.921Z'
---

## Overview

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

xfs: don't leak dqacct if rhashtable insertion fails

LOLLM observes that xqcheck_mod_live_ino_dqtrx doesn't free the newly
allocated dqa object if rhashtable insertion fails.  Fix this leak.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.