# CVE-2026-90266: btrfs: zoned: don't force read-only on transient -EAGAIN from reloc merge

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 7.2.6
- Published: 2026-09-17 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- Linux: from 7bcb04de982ff0718870112ad9f38c35cbca528b, fixed in 8249dfe46337d599e2087b772a2e32ef9f77282b; from 7bcb04de982ff0718870112ad9f38c35cbca528b, fixed in e549093c11a2fff8430df3dfbdb45eb9811a69a5
- Linux: 7.1
- Kernel (Linux): from 7.1.0, fixed in 7.2.6

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: btrfs: zoned: don't force read-only on transient -EAGAIN from reloc merge On a zoned FS, btrfs_delayed_refs_rsv_refill() returns -EAGAIN whenever the over-committed metadata plus the zone_unusable bytes exceeds the usable size in a metadata block-group to avoid heavy over-commit of metadata and early ENOSPC in one transaction. If this happens while doing reclaim, the transaction is getting aborted. Treat -EAGAIN as a soft, retryable condition in case of block-group reclaim.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8249dfe46337d599e2087b772a2e32ef9f77282b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e549093c11a2fff8430df3dfbdb45eb9811a69a5

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