9.1
/ 10
CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
btrfs: tracepoints: get correct superblock from dentry in event btrfs_sync_file()
If overlay is used on top of btrfs, dentry->d_sb translates to overlay's
super block and fsid assignment will lead to a crash.
Use file_inode(file)->i_sb to always get btrfs_sb.
btrfs: tracepoints: get correct superblock from dentry in event btrfs_sync_file()
If overlay is used on top of btrfs, dentry->d_sb translates to overlay's
super block and fsid assignment will lead to a crash.
Use file_inode(file)->i_sb to always get btrfs_sb.
AI Analysis
A vulnerability in the Linux kernel's btrfs filesystem can cause a crash when using overlay on top of btrfs due to incorrect superblock retrieval.
Basic Information
ID
CVE-2026-43117
Source
Linux
Published
May 6, 2026 at 07:40
Modified
May 8, 2026 at 12:40
Affected Product
Vendor
Linux
Product
Linux
Version
bc074524e123ded281cde25ebc5661910f9679e3
Affected Versions
Linux Linux bc074524e123ded281cde25ebc5661910f9679e3
Linux Linux bc074524e123ded281cde25ebc5661910f9679e3
Linux Linux bc074524e123ded281cde25ebc5661910f9679e3
Linux Linux bc074524e123ded281cde25ebc5661910f9679e3
Linux Linux bc074524e123ded281cde25ebc5661910f9679e3
Linux Linux 4.8
Linux Linux bc074524e123ded281cde25ebc5661910f9679e3
Linux Linux bc074524e123ded281cde25ebc5661910f9679e3
Linux Linux bc074524e123ded281cde25ebc5661910f9679e3
Linux Linux bc074524e123ded281cde25ebc5661910f9679e3
Linux Linux 4.8
AI Assessment
AI Score
9.1 / 10
AI Severity
Critical
Vendor
Linux
Product
Linux Kernel
Version
bc074524e123ded281cde25ebc5661910f9679e3, 4.8
References
- git.kernel.org /stable/c/c09a7446aab5773f38d6abb25fce99b8e1dfbc97
- git.kernel.org /stable/c/32372781d664a9b03c40343e96c29d0a6139f97d
- git.kernel.org /stable/c/2e4adfaec97ee053ad1bdfb5036845e66f7e0d8a
- git.kernel.org /stable/c/d110d7cdb045715c0b45b0dfd974525bb38f653d
- git.kernel.org /stable/c/a85b46db143fda5869e7d8df8f258ccef5fa1719