CVE-2026-43117

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: btrfs: tracepoints: get correct superblock from dentry in event btrfs_sync_file() If overlay is used on top of btrfs, dentry->d_sb translates to overlay's super block and fsid assignment will lead to a crash. Use file_inode(file)...

critical 9.1 CVSS 3.1
Published: May 6, 2026
Modified: May 8, 2026
Vendor: Linux
Product: Linux Kernel
Versions: 7.0

Description

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

btrfs: tracepoints: get correct superblock from dentry in event btrfs_sync_file()

If overlay is used on top of btrfs, dentry->d_sb translates to overlay's
super block and fsid assignment will lead to a crash.

Use file_inode(file)->i_sb to always get btrfs_sb.

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