# CVE-2026-98005: erofs: delimit inode\_share cache key components

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

## Affected

- Linux: from e0bf7d1c074dc4252223ae897560345ccc24100d, fixed in 16322a67336cfeea0af4b05206ef8d0e0eda55bb; from e0bf7d1c074dc4252223ae897560345ccc24100d, fixed in 96bf9831fbf423b8104f7948cd8fe7007ecfb46c
- Linux: 7.0
- Kernel (Linux): from 7.0.0, fixed in 7.2.7

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: erofs: delimit inode_share cache key components Previously, inode_share keys were encoded as follows: fingerprint || domain_id It would be better to have a separator between the fingerprint and domain ID so that the fingerprint won't be parsed as part of a domain ID. Change the key encoding as follows: domain_id || '\0' || fingerprint Since domain_id is a NUL-terminated string, this makes the in-memory key indices unambiguous.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (7.2.7) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/16322a67336cfeea0af4b05206ef8d0e0eda55bb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/96bf9831fbf423b8104f7948cd8fe7007ecfb46c

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