---
id: CVE-2026-98448
title: 'xfs: release orphanage dir inode if chown fails'
summary: |-
  In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

  xfs: release orphanage dir inode if chown fails

  LOLLM points out that we leak the igrab'd reference to the orphanage
  directory 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'
---

## Overview

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

xfs: release orphanage dir inode if chown fails

LOLLM points out that we leak the igrab'd reference to the orphanage
directory inode if chowning it fails.  Fix that.

## Affected

- `Linux >= 1e58a8ccf2597c9259a8e71a2bffac5e11e12ea0 < 6b66b1a59df6c3f9b4ad9b39a32ca86170ade357`
- `Linux >= 1e58a8ccf2597c9259a8e71a2bffac5e11e12ea0 < 6a65a68097a1903988b256d5b367da7b0863a1d5`
- `Linux >= 1e58a8ccf2597c9259a8e71a2bffac5e11e12ea0 < f813aefd9e09c8cda38a71580b6a01552d97cade`
- `Linux >= 1e58a8ccf2597c9259a8e71a2bffac5e11e12ea0 < 1c32cdc986467eaffeedb6c5334852809555b82d`
- `Linux 6.10`

## Remediation

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