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CVE-2026-93810: cachefiles: Fix double fput

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.0 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-09-24 · updated 2026-10-03

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cachefiles: Fix double fput Fix a double fput() in error handling in cachefiles_create_tmpfile().

Affected products

• Linux kernel: 6.1 — 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/246098a2b8e88761e92cf82c1be1ec576437b176
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/90b306eee037d0a6a8f4aac834b46e05c5ddd0bf
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/af6830cc12dfe86c832dccc9c9878a93aaa22f83
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e582a3e99584d5a634a3cbce4b12e9381fd5d964
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e9c2e68c3890a935abbd5f54dbce653f9a16836c

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