In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfs: Fix writeback error handling Fix the error handling in writeback_iter()… (CVE-2026-72364)
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfs: Fix writeback error handling Fix the error handling in writeback_iter() loop. If an error occurs, writeback_iter() needs to be called again with *error set to the error so that it can clean up iteration state. Further, the current folio needs unlocking and redirtying.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfs: Fix writeback error handling Fix the error handling in writeback_iter()… (CVE-2026-72364)
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfs: Fix writeback error handling Fix the error handling in writeback_iter() loop. If an error occurs, writeback_iter() needs to be called again with *error set to the error so that it can clean up iteration state. Further, the current folio needs unlocking and redirtying.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- GHSA-98p8-g3h5-vfv6
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.4.0
- Aliases
- ["CVE-2026-72364"]
- Ecosystems
- []
- Database Specific Severity
- null
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a808b70bf8831d5394fb457
Added to database: 08/15/2026, 15:53:20 UTC
Last updated: 08/15/2026, 15:54:49 UTC
Views: 1
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