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CVE-2026-98921

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ovl: fix UAF in ovl_do_mkdir() debug print ovl_do_mkdir() prints the input dentry with %pd after vfs_mkdir(). Since commit fe497f0759e0 ("VFS: change vfs_mkdir() to unlock on failure."), vfs_mkdir() calls end_creating() on the input dentry on failure and may replace it on success, so the post-call %pd can use-after-free the dentry when CONFIG_OVERLAY_FS_DEBUG is enabled. Print the dentry before the call and only the result afterward.

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Last source
NVD
Nvd fetched at
2026-10-23T14:24:59.572098+00:00
Cve id
CVE-2026-98921
First seen by Signal
2026-10-23T14:28:01+00:00
Name
CVE-2026-98921
Retrieved at
2026-10-23T14:28:01+00:00
Published at
2026-10-23T13:17:12.733
Last modified
2026-10-23T13:17:12.733

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