In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

btrfs: zoned: finish active block group cleanup if call_zone_finish() fails

do_zone_finish() clears BLOCK_GROUP_FLAG_ZONE_IS_ACTIVE before finishing
the zones. If call_zone_finish() then fails it returned early, leaving the
now inactive block group on fs_info->zone_active_bgs, leaking its
reference, the BTRFS_FS_NEED_ZONE_FINISH waiters are never woken, and as
its alloc_offset equals the zone capacity btrfs_zone_finish_one_bg() keeps
selecting it, spinning btrfs_zoned_activate_one_bg().

Fall through to the cleanup on failure too and return the error, but keep
the block group read-only as its zones are left inconsistent.
Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4817-1 linux-6.12 security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-6528-1 linux security update
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Workaround

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History

Wed, 21 Oct 2026 13:15:00 +0000


Fri, 25 Sep 2026 16:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-665
CWE-668

Fri, 25 Sep 2026 10:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: btrfs: zoned: finish active block group cleanup if call_zone_finish() fails do_zone_finish() clears BLOCK_GROUP_FLAG_ZONE_IS_ACTIVE before finishing the zones. If call_zone_finish() then fails it returned early, leaving the now inactive block group on fs_info->zone_active_bgs, leaking its reference, the BTRFS_FS_NEED_ZONE_FINISH waiters are never woken, and as its alloc_offset equals the zone capacity btrfs_zone_finish_one_bg() keeps selecting it, spinning btrfs_zoned_activate_one_bg(). Fall through to the cleanup on failure too and return the error, but keep the block group read-only as its zones are left inconsistent.
Title btrfs: zoned: finish active block group cleanup if call_zone_finish() fails
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-21T12:54:24.847Z

Reserved: 2026-09-25T10:19:56.075Z

Link: CVE-2026-98081

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Undergoing Analysis

Published: 2026-09-25T11:17:37.573

Modified: 2026-10-21T13:21:21.793

Link: CVE-2026-98081

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Updated: 2026-09-26T05:30:04Z

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