GHSA-frx7-8j8j-mc25unknown

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: btrfs: detach failed sprout...

Published
September 25, 2026
Last Modified
October 3, 2026

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📋 Description

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

btrfs: detach failed sprout device from transaction update list

When creating the first metadata chunk for a sprout filesystem, create_chunk() adds the new device to the transaction dev_update_list through device->post_commit_list.

If the subsequent system chunk creation fails, btrfs_init_new_device() aborts the transaction and releases the device while post_commit_list is still linked. This triggers a warning in btrfs_free_device() and leaves the transaction list referencing freed memory.

Detach the device while holding chunk_mutex before releasing it.

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