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Every other error and success path of the function\ndrops the reference.\n\nDrop the reference on the paths_from_inode() failure path too.","publishedAt":"2026-10-23T12:23:10.430Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-30T12:41:28.799Z","severity":null,"assigner":"Linux","products":["Linux Linux"],"affected":[{"vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","defaultStatus":"unaffected","versions":[{"version":"558540c17771eaf89b1a3be39aa2c8bc837da1a6","status":"affected","lessThan":"caebda739a724f0db57753351c01eaf2bf610576","versionType":"git"},{"version":"558540c17771eaf89b1a3be39aa2c8bc837da1a6","status":"affected","lessThan":"fc6d6b17584de7fb616b011e01f008ec3328063f","versionType":"git"},{"version":"558540c17771eaf89b1a3be39aa2c8bc837da1a6","status":"affected","lessThan":"e8d5cdd2b2e88177334326b002a58a5fae6e380c","versionType":"git"},{"version":"558540c17771eaf89b1a3be39aa2c8bc837da1a6","status":"affected","lessThan":"41cabfbf3532e2a2a17be9e4876042a5393b5c8d","versionType":"git"},{"version":"558540c17771eaf89b1a3be39aa2c8bc837da1a6","status":"affected","lessThan":"452a435b74f7f598a343c51f7c89c5d2244384b6","versionType":"git"},{"version":"558540c17771eaf89b1a3be39aa2c8bc837da1a6","status":"affected","lessThan":"12ba7d8b9cd45a2c6aa8f37c3f4b8a50422fb549","versionType":"git"},{"version":"558540c17771eaf89b1a3be39aa2c8bc837da1a6","status":"affected","lessThan":"a7e5992bc37088f9b00e531955022aef69de3dc7","versionType":"git"},{"version":"558540c17771eaf89b1a3be39aa2c8bc837da1a6","status":"affected","lessThan":"1fd742c7479961da6d0bb794ef8ac6b7b9442847","versionType":"git"}],"repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","programFiles":["fs/btrfs/scrub.c"]},{"vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","defaultStatus":"affected","versions":[{"version":"3.2","status":"affected"},{"version":"0","status":"unaffected","lessThan":"3.2","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"5.10.273","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"5.10.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"5.15.224","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"5.15.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.1.191","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"6.1.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.6.160","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"6.6.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.12.113","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"6.12.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.18.57","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"6.18.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"7.2.11","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"7.2.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"7.3","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"*","versionType":"original_commit_for_fix"}],"repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","programFiles":["fs/btrfs/scrub.c"]}],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/caebda739a724f0db57753351c01eaf2bf610576","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fc6d6b17584de7fb616b011e01f008ec3328063f","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e8d5cdd2b2e88177334326b002a58a5fae6e380c","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/41cabfbf3532e2a2a17be9e4876042a5393b5c8d","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/452a435b74f7f598a343c51f7c89c5d2244384b6","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/12ba7d8b9cd45a2c6aa8f37c3f4b8a50422fb549","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a7e5992bc37088f9b00e531955022aef69de3dc7","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1fd742c7479961da6d0bb794ef8ac6b7b9442847"],"weaknesses":[],"ingestedAt":"2026-10-30T13:02:04.640Z","source":{"repository":"CVEProject/cvelistV5","path":"cves/2026/99xxx/CVE-2026-99067.json","commit":"cb14bf1b43b0c9f05f7f40eae2246263fd430780","baselineCommit":"556c9d3a8cd17e218bb8e452ba7cd619a384ff47"},"raw":{"dataType":"CVE_RECORD","dataVersion":"5.2","cveMetadata":{"cveId":"CVE-2026-99067","state":"PUBLISHED","datePublished":"2026-10-23T12:23:10.430Z","dateUpdated":"2026-10-30T12:41:28.799Z","assignerShortName":"Linux","assignerOrgId":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67","dateReserved":"2026-09-25T10:25:14.389Z"},"containers":{"cna":{"title":"btrfs: scrub: fix local_root reference leak in scrub_print_warning_inode()","descriptions":[{"lang":"en","value":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nbtrfs: scrub: fix local_root reference leak in scrub_print_warning_inode()\n\nWhen paths_from_inode() fails, scrub_print_warning_inode() jumps to err\nwithout dropping the reference taken by btrfs_get_fs_root(), leaking a\nreference to the root every time path resolution fails while printing\nscrub warnings.  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