# CVE-2026-98448: xfs: release orphanage dir inode if chown fails

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.12.112, 6.18.55, 7.2.9
- Published: 2026-10-18 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- Linux: from 1e58a8ccf2597c9259a8e71a2bffac5e11e12ea0, fixed in 6b66b1a59df6c3f9b4ad9b39a32ca86170ade357; from 1e58a8ccf2597c9259a8e71a2bffac5e11e12ea0, fixed in 6a65a68097a1903988b256d5b367da7b0863a1d5; from 1e58a8ccf2597c9259a8e71a2bffac5e11e12ea0, fixed in f813aefd9e09c8cda38a71580b6a01552d97cade; from 1e58a8ccf2597c9259a8e71a2bffac5e11e12ea0, fixed in 1c32cdc986467eaffeedb6c5334852809555b82d
- Linux: 6.10
- Kernel (Linux): from 6.10.0, fixed in 6.12.112; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.55; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.2.9

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: xfs: release orphanage dir inode if chown fails LOLLM points out that we leak the igrab'd reference to the orphanage directory inode if chowning it fails. Fix that.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.12.112, 6.18.55, 7.2.9) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6b66b1a59df6c3f9b4ad9b39a32ca86170ade357
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6a65a68097a1903988b256d5b367da7b0863a1d5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f813aefd9e09c8cda38a71580b6a01552d97cade
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1c32cdc986467eaffeedb6c5334852809555b82d

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