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.
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Fri, 25 Sep 2026 10:30:00 +0000
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| Description | 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. | |
| Title | xfs: don't spin forever on zero-length dirents when salvaging them | |
| First Time appeared |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-09-25T10:21:41.029Z
Reserved: 2026-09-24T16:01:01.154Z
Link: CVE-2026-97546
Vulnrichment
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NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2026-09-25T11:17:04.963
Modified: 2026-09-25T11:17:04.963
Link: CVE-2026-97546
Redhat
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OpenCVE Enrichment
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