CVE-2026-97546
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: xfs: don't spin forever on zero-length dirents when salvaging them LOLLM noticed that xrep_dir_recover_data can spin forever if it encounters an unused dirent that claims to have length zero. Fix that, and prevent the same thing from happening with a zero-length entry.
Published:Sep 25, 2026
Last Modified:Sep 29, 2026
EPS:Sep 25, 2026
EPSS Score:0.002
CVSS Score:5.5
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Linux Kernel
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