CVE-2026-89645
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
btrfs: drop recovered reloc root refs on recovery failure
During relocation recovery, each fs root gets a reference to its relocation root. If loading or adding a later root fails, or if the first transaction commit fails, btrfs_recover_relocation() jumps to out_unset before merge_reloc_roots() and clean_dirty_subvols().
put_reloc_control() drops the list-owned relocation root references, but it does not clear fs_root->reloc_root or drop the references owned by those pointers. Mount cleanup only drops them when BTRFS_FS_ERROR is set, so an error such as -ENOMEM while processing a later root can leave references behind.
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Keep temporary references to the fs roots associated during recovery. On failure, clear their reloc_root pointers and drop the corresponding references. Once the first transaction commit succeeds, drop only the temporary fs root references and let the normal merge and cleanup paths handle the relocation roots.
Fault injection on a pending-relocation image confirmed the cleanup gap. With an injected first-commit failure, 25 fs roots had reloc_root set with fs_error=0. With this fix, the same failure path drops that count to 0 before mount fails.
CVSS
NVD hasn't assigned a CVSS score to this CVE (common since the April 2026 policy change).
Exploitation probability (EPSS)
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.22%
- Percentile among all scored CVEs: 12
- Score date: 10/5/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).
Affected technologies (1)
⚠ AI-inferred from the description — NVD hasn't analyzed this CVE yet, these aren't verified CPEs.
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"value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nbtrfs: drop recovered reloc root refs on recovery failure\n\nDuring relocation recovery, each fs root gets a reference to its relocation\nroot. If loading or adding a later root fails, or if the first transaction\ncommit fails, btrfs_recover_relocation() jumps to out_unset before\nmerge_reloc_roots() and clean_dirty_subvols().\n\nput_reloc_control() drops the list-owned relocation root references, but it\ndoes not clear fs_root->reloc_root or drop the references owned by those\npointers. Mount cleanup only drops them when BTRFS_FS_ERROR is set, so an\nerror such as -ENOMEM while processing a later root can leave references\nbehind.\n\nKeep temporary references to the fs roots associated during recovery. On\nfailure, clear their reloc_root pointers and drop the corresponding\nreferences. Once the first transaction commit succeeds, drop only the\ntemporary fs root references and let the normal merge and cleanup paths\nhandle the relocation roots.\n\nFault injection on a pending-relocation image confirmed the cleanup gap.\nWith an injected first-commit failure, 25 fs roots had reloc_root set with\nfs_error=0. With this fix, the same failure path drops that count to 0\nbefore mount fails."
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