# CVE-2026-43063: xfs: don't irele after failing to iget in xfs\_attri\_recover\_work

- Severity: CVSS 7.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.12.80, 6.18.21, 6.19.11
- Published: 2026-05-05 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- Linux: from ae673f534a30976ce5e709c4535a59c12b786ef3, fixed in b5c5a50c2f513d4a13a6763564a07b470e69cc5a; from ae673f534a30976ce5e709c4535a59c12b786ef3, fixed in a1a5df1038f0b3c560d204270373621a4e622808; from ae673f534a30976ce5e709c4535a59c12b786ef3, fixed in 40082d08b638485cbaa543dc8087a3d1844d6f08; from ae673f534a30976ce5e709c4535a59c12b786ef3, fixed in 70685c291ef82269180758130394ecdc4496b52c
- Linux: 6.10
- Kernel (Linux): from 6.10.0, fixed in 6.12.80; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.21; from 6.19.0, fixed in 6.19.11

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: xfs: don't irele after failing to iget in xfs_attri_recover_work xlog_recovery_iget* never set @ip to a valid pointer if they return an error, so this irele will walk off a dangling pointer. Fix that.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.12.80, 6.18.21, 6.19.11) per the references below.
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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b5c5a50c2f513d4a13a6763564a07b470e69cc5a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a1a5df1038f0b3c560d204270373621a4e622808
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/40082d08b638485cbaa543dc8087a3d1844d6f08
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/70685c291ef82269180758130394ecdc4496b52c

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