Bug 2546382 (CVE-2026-98269) - CVE-2026-98269 kernel: btrfs: abort transaction on failure to update inode for hole punching and reflinking
Summary: CVE-2026-98269 kernel: btrfs: abort transaction on failure to update inode fo...
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-98269
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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medium
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Reported: 2026-10-06 09:10 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-10-10 20:29 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-10-06 09:10:10 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

btrfs: abort transaction on failure to update inode for hole punching and reflinking

If we fail to update the inode we error out without aborting the
transaction, which can result in a persistent inconsistency if after
the failure the transaction is committed, as we have dropped file
extent items from a range and either punched a hole or insert a new file
extent item for that range (for reflinks).

So add the missing transaction abort.


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