{"cve":"CVE-2026-98082","nvd":{"published":"2026-09-25T11:17:37.730","modified":"2026-10-19T10:18:04.247","status":"Analyzed","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nbtrfs: fix the possible bioc_list memory leak during error\n\nThere are two possible ways to leak bioc memory on\nbtrfs_ordered_extent::bioc_list:\n\n- An error occurred for btrfs_insert_one_raid_extent()\n  Then the function btrfs_insert_raid_extent() immediately return\n  without freeing any bioc in the bioc_list.\n\n- An ordered extent hit an IO error\n  In that case the ordered extent will have BTRFS_ORDERED_IOERR set, and\n  skip the call on btrfs_insert_raid_extent() completely.\n\nFix the problem by:\n\n- Introduce a new helper, btrfs_cleanup_ordered_bioc_list()\n  Which will remove all bioc from the bioc_list, and release the bioc.\n\n- Call the above helper for btrfs_insert_raid_extent()\n  So that the cleanup helper is always called no matter what.\n\n- Call the above helper for btrfs_finish_one_ordered()\n  This is called just before the final release on the ordered extent.\n\nThis was reported by Sashiko when reviewing another patch.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","score":5.5},"cwes":["CWE-401"],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1b4d4e890c2c85d0f6365b5a08c48b4bbf85deb0","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/83f0c973cffb184d019390ffdb5d31de5c85bc61","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/afbe73778338e6d1ac8c4486fbdf33f0cc1f2624","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bb4da45766d16503821f167054db76b735d89e94","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d043c43d2b4ebcd75ee7f907948ef2847306d6b2"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:56:02.509636177+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-98082","score":0.00122,"percentile":0.0196,"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."]}