{"cve":"CVE-2026-98553","nvd":{"published":"2026-10-18T16:17:07.370","modified":"2026-10-19T10:19:11.610","status":"Received","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nautofs: fix sbi->pipe file reference leak in autofs_kill_sb()\n\nWhen autofs_fill_super() fails before clearing AUTOFS_SBI_CATATONIC (for\nexample, when find_get_pid() fails on an invalid pgrp mount option, or\nwhen an fs_context is closed before mounting), deactivate_locked_super()\ninvokes autofs_kill_sb() -> autofs_catatonic_mode(sbi).\n\nBecause AUTOFS_SBI_CATATONIC is still set in sbi->flags,\nautofs_catatonic_mode() returns early without calling fput(sbi->pipe),\npermanently leaking the pipe struct file reference.\n\nExplicitly release sbi->pipe in autofs_kill_sb() if it is still non-NULL\nafter autofs_catatonic_mode().","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":[],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0662b1ff9b383d5a233d344e4dc518c27a17f7b8","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/34fa4c1c6e10507dc60e35a82cc9655666946cfd","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3684e2273ba94553af3c5195a46a50214a1a96e3","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4bcb371019097d0e357f097902587401c509bbc9","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a58593b501b7be5ad2bc5181bfa8cd4599be257c"],"products":[],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T23:00:53.604569364+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-98553","score":0.00216,"percentile":0.11954,"date":"2026-10-26"},"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."]}