# CVE-2026-68422: btrfs: fix root leak if its reloc root is unexpected in merge\_reloc\_roots()

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-08-10 · Updated: 2026-08-19

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 5.13

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: btrfs: fix root leak if its reloc root is unexpected in merge_reloc_roots() If we have an unexpected reloc_root for our root, we jump to the out label but never drop the reference we obtained for root, resulting in a leak. Add a missing btrfs_put_root() call.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f89df93e8aefa4c1c813f835559f2ac727f79766
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3f586b4c92e4272fcd01bf0db0590b63acf3e85b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b3d39b03799600c76c33486e2d29b73a771023db
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/72f673d1c1deb819554d3e7e154f6d84301eb735
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/60a23d4ea169e27403f3bb023bb98036797c0206
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7591d1727067d6063247901ad25c4bdc4e5695c4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ce6050bafb4e33377dc17fcc357736bfc351180c

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