CVE-2026-97606

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Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fs: autofs: fix memory leak in autofs_fill_super() In autofs_fill_super(), we create a new inode using autofs_new_ino(), however, if we fail to create root_inode, (that is, root_inode failure path), we return -ENOMEM without freeing the new inode(ino) that we created causing a memory leak. Fix this by adding autofs_free_ino() to free the inode we created in root_inode failure path before returning ENOMEM.

Severity

Not scored

CVSS score

Not available

Vulnerability status

Received

Source identifier

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

Published

2026-09-25 11:17:14.657000

Last modified

2026-10-19 10:17:30.503000

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  "id": "CVE-2026-97606",
  "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
  "published": "2026-09-25T11:17:14.657",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-19T10:17:30.503",
  "vulnStatus": "Received",
  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nfs: autofs: fix memory leak in autofs_fill_super()\n\nIn autofs_fill_super(), we create a new inode using\nautofs_new_ino(), however, if we fail to create root_inode,\n(that is, root_inode failure path), we return -ENOMEM without\nfreeing the new inode(ino) that we created causing a memory leak.\nFix this by adding autofs_free_ino() to free the inode we created\nin root_inode failure path before returning ENOMEM."
    }
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