CVE 9.1 CRITICAL

btrfs: tracepoints: get correct superblock from dentry in event btrfs_sync_file()_CVE-2026-43117

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.

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

AI Assessment

AI Score 9.1 / 10
AI Severity Critical
Vendor Linux
Product Linux Kernel
Version bc074524e123ded281cde25ebc5661910f9679e3, 4.8

References

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