Bug 2528604 (CVE-2026-80820)

Summary: CVE-2026-80820 kernel: xfs: don't livelock in scrub on a circular unlinked list
Product: [Other] Security Response Reporter: OSIDB Bzimport <bzimport>
Component: vulnerabilityAssignee: Product Security DevOps Team <prodsec-dev>
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Version: unspecifiedCC: akhatavk, aos-team-art-private, asdas, dpaolell, jdelft, jupierce, lgarciaa, mbiarnes, ppalepu, ppostler, prdhamdh, rhel-process-autobot, sghai, sidsharm, suppawar, vlaad, watson-tool-maintainers
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A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's XFS filesystem. A local attacker could trigger a livelock condition during an online file system check (fsck) if an unlinked inode list contains a loop. This vulnerability could lead to a Denial of Service (DoS), making the system unresponsive.
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-09-04 15:38:32 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

xfs: don't livelock in scrub on a circular unlinked list

LOLLM points out that online fsck can livelock if an unlinked inode list
contains a loop.  Use a bitmap to detect cycles.