# CVE-2026-80804: xfs: restore nofs context unconditionally in xfs\_trans\_roll

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 7.1.11, 7.2.1
- Published: 2026-09-04 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- Linux: from a1ca658d649a4d8972e2e21ac2625b633217e327, fixed in b09198cf90ccf296970b774beea1c1ddb260f94c; from a1ca658d649a4d8972e2e21ac2625b633217e327, fixed in 4d00a39c676274f4071b467e630565ac1e3ae0f2; from a1ca658d649a4d8972e2e21ac2625b633217e327, fixed in 0241ea5fb0fe86d2a673163b2f5815111aadc7f7
- Linux: 7.0
- Kernel (Linux): from 7.0.0, fixed in 7.1.11; from 7.2.0, fixed in 7.2.1

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: xfs: restore nofs context unconditionally in xfs_trans_roll When __xfs_trans_commit() fails in xfs_trans_roll(), the NOFS context is cleared but only restored in the success path. This leaves the error path without nofs protection, causing a circular lock dependency between xfs_nondir_ilock_class and fs_reclaim: CPU0 CPU1 ---- ---- lock(&xfs_nondir_ilock_class); lock(fs_reclaim); lock(&xfs_nondir_ilock_class); lock(fs_reclaim); Fix this by moving xfs_trans_set_context() before the error check so that nofs context is always restored on the new transaction.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (7.1.11, 7.2.1) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b09198cf90ccf296970b774beea1c1ddb260f94c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4d00a39c676274f4071b467e630565ac1e3ae0f2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0241ea5fb0fe86d2a673163b2f5815111aadc7f7

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