Incorrect calculation in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-97534
Published: September 28, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU152675
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-97534
CWE-ID: CWE-682
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 incorrect free-section accounting in free_segment_range() when garbage collection migrates data from a truncated range. A local user can trigger garbage collection during range truncation to cause a denial of service.
Exploitation requires limited available filesystem space.
Affected software
Linux kernel
How to mitigate CVE-2026-97534
Install security update from vendor's repository.
Linux kernel - update to 7.0 rc3