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CVE-2026-72363: netfs: Fix folio state after ENOMEM whilst under writeback iteration

• Severity: unknown
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-08-15 · updated 2026-10-21

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfs: Fix folio state after ENOMEM whilst under writeback iteration Fix the state of the current folio when ENOMEM occurs during writeback iteration. The folio needs to be redirtied and unlocked before the terminal writeback_iter() is invoked.

Affected products

• Linux kernel: 6.14 — fixed in 7.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 7.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1a4421c7a5611db554328f721a4f7642440b44bd
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a9b89752c2726e88ea67994fb97a0316b24d30b7
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b6a713fd34b9498ee2164d5d3e8460732a392efc
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f75d7b10ec080cc15fe21092d9b5c6b2bc55260a

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