CVE-2026-31556
MEDIUMxfs: scrub: unlock dquot before early return in quota scrub
Title source: cnaDescription
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: xfs: scrub: unlock dquot before early return in quota scrub xchk_quota_item can return early after calling xchk_fblock_process_error. When that helper returns false, the function returned immediately without dropping dq->q_qlock, which can leave the dquot lock held and risk lock leaks or deadlocks in later quota operations. Fix this by unlocking dq->q_qlock before the early return.
References (4)
Core 4
Core References
Scores
CVSS v3
5.5
EPSS
0.0001
EPSS Percentile
2.2%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Details
Status
published
Products (13)
Linux/Linux
< 6.8
Linux/Linux
6.12.80 - 6.12.*
Linux/Linux
6.18.21 - 6.18.*
Linux/Linux
6.19.11 - 6.19.*
Linux/Linux
6.8
Linux/Linux
7.0
Linux/Linux
7d1f0e167a067ed741dec08b7614d76893422b04 - 268378b6ad20569af0d1957992de1c8b16c6e900
Linux/Linux
7d1f0e167a067ed741dec08b7614d76893422b04 - 3b0c3414b308e6822cda90bf99f7eac94d4cca2b
Linux/Linux
7d1f0e167a067ed741dec08b7614d76893422b04 - d128fc0c5c2b19224927d4fd2a46c2fe6a1f606f
Linux/Linux
7d1f0e167a067ed741dec08b7614d76893422b04 - e822f535273af0e8968eab7acc0cea0b90dd25af
... and 3 more
Published
Apr 24, 2026
Tracked Since
Apr 24, 2026