Improper locking in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-80535
Published: August 27, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU145958
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-80535
CWE-ID: CWE-667
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to improper locking in the xfs dirtree repair code when deleting a self-referential directory. A local user can trigger processing of a self-referential directory to cause a denial of service.
The issue occurs when the directory being repaired refers to the same inode as the directory entry target.
Affected software
Linux kernel
How to mitigate CVE-2026-80535
Install security update from vendor's repository.
Linux kernel - update to 7.0 rc3