CVE-2026-98245: Linux kernel · btrfs: take commit root semaphore when iterating in mark_block_group_to_copy()
Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · fixed in c32490c6d3f3a9f2d177d57c7eb8bbc347561d08 : patch Linux kernel soon.
Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 17:19 UTC
Rated High by Threat Radar's AI analysis · CVSS not yet scored by NVD
Thin evidence
One scorer or none- Patch
- Available – fixed in c32490c6d3f3a9f2d177d57c7eb8bbc347561d08, bffe773f92885603db14047bba0f12089105929e, 90242b776df83f8b1ea901f80b568b4fc2318c61 +4
Exploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 6 Oct 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 30 Oct 2026.
What to do
Upgrade to a fixed release listed under Affected software.
Affected software
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AI-suggested
A fix has been implemented in the Linux kernel by adding proper semaphore protection (path->need_commit_sem) during commit root iteration in mark_block_group_to_copy(). Users should apply the official kernel updates containing this fix once available.
Description
A use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's btrfs filesystem occurs due to improper locking when iterating over the commit root in mark_block_group_to_copy(). This can lead to accessing freed memory during concurrent transaction commits.
References
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-98245 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/0594e3423f4ba3137c734371169491f9a98e9af4 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/709f6a5e986535005110c6c69b322f63631cb200 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/8e2007b263ea250251ec3021a0a197da990ee1a8 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/90242b776df83f8b1ea901f80b568b4fc2318c61 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/93a025166495c63ba5b8ac721c7040d5312e8335 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/bffe773f92885603db14047bba0f12089105929e (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/c32490c6d3f3a9f2d177d57c7eb8bbc347561d08 (opens in a new tab)