{"cve":"CVE-2026-97543","nvd":{"published":"2026-09-25T11:17:04.643","modified":"2026-10-19T10:17:23.347","status":"Received","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nxfs: destroy seen inode bitmap when we fail to add a dirpath\n\nLOLLM observes a memory leak in xchk_dirtree_create_path if we create\nthe directory path object but appending the name to the path fails.\nWhen this happens, we don't tear down the (empty) seen inode bitmap.\nThis is a pretty trivial error, but let's not leave logic bombs.\n\nDo the same for a similar bug in xrep_dirtree_create_adoption_path.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":[],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0b756de8167f2f06ffceadc71cb17c1fc7be4be8","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1a441c6842da75c5b862cc1c9f7969d6a93b54b9","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3b10ca4302ee2dda4233f70b2033883ee376fa6a","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/582f54dce62043f7a0503ab8c76d718d0293da59"],"products":[],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:56:02.509636177+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-97543","score":0.002,"percentile":0.09766,"date":"2026-10-25"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}