# CVE-2026-97545: xfs: don't leak new\_bp if xfs\_btree\_bload\_drop\_buf fails

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.12.111, 6.18.53, 7.2.7
- Published: 2026-09-25 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- Linux: from e069d549705e49841247acf9b3176744e27d5425, fixed in 355b8a5d7e9a38fca8dbf7a4721450252ac7868f; from e069d549705e49841247acf9b3176744e27d5425, fixed in 176a53af77b430e1c19ee15fc492145ace666de7; from e069d549705e49841247acf9b3176744e27d5425, fixed in b19dfd4546088a0823e0c47f8ceb6b2775bd1ac7; from e069d549705e49841247acf9b3176744e27d5425, fixed in f1930bc578095409c2dcfca6e4e898b24f0f0de6
- Linux: 6.8
- Kernel (Linux): from 6.8.0, fixed in 6.12.111; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.53; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.2.7

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: xfs: don't leak new_bp if xfs_btree_bload_drop_buf fails LOLLM observes that in xfs_btree_bload_prep_block, xfs_btree_bload_drop_buf can hit an IO error if writing the delwri buffer list to disk fails. In this case, we fail to release new_bp, which means we lose a locked buffer. Fix that.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.12.111, 6.18.53, 7.2.7) 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/355b8a5d7e9a38fca8dbf7a4721450252ac7868f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/176a53af77b430e1c19ee15fc492145ace666de7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b19dfd4546088a0823e0c47f8ceb6b2775bd1ac7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f1930bc578095409c2dcfca6e4e898b24f0f0de6

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