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CVE-2026-97553: xfs: lock the healthmon when inserting unmount event

• 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: 2026-09-25 · updated 2026-10-19

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: xfs: lock the healthmon when inserting unmount event LOLLM complains that xfs_healthmon_unmount does an unlocked insert of the unmount event into the health monitor's event list. Fix that.

Affected products

• Linux kernel: 7.0 — fixed in 7.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 7.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7538ba528cfd6f176076186c1b1678fdca1c197b
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d963ce1910bc4e23c60a4787af8a3aa3498a053e

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