# CVE-2026-98962: btrfs: free iov when btrfs\_uring\_read\_extent() fails

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-108756
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.18.57, 7.2.11
- Published: 2026-10-23 · Updated: 2026-10-23

## Affected

- Linux: from 34310c442e175f286b4c06ab5caa4e0b267ea31c, fixed in 7a3addbdc5ad1fd80541a6a4ff4e06cd1331530a; from 34310c442e175f286b4c06ab5caa4e0b267ea31c, fixed in 578ef517142420cf9d36b364ad4b3490b85469fb; from 34310c442e175f286b4c06ab5caa4e0b267ea31c, fixed in a8ea92830b3e0e163d4e829bdcb17ca83c0f951c
- Linux: 6.13
- Kernel (Linux): from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.57; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.2.11

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: btrfs: free iov when btrfs_uring_read_extent() fails After btrfs_uring_read_extent(), the caller always jumped to out_acct. That skips kfree(data->iov), which is only correct for -EIOCBQUEUED where the deferred path owns the iov. On failure, fall through to out_free instead.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.18.57, 7.2.11) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7a3addbdc5ad1fd80541a6a4ff4e06cd1331530a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/578ef517142420cf9d36b364ad4b3490b85469fb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a8ea92830b3e0e163d4e829bdcb17ca83c0f951c

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