In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

netfs: Fix writeback error handling

Fix the error handling in writeback_iter() loop. If an error occurs,
writeback_iter() needs to be called again with *error set to the error so
that it can clean up iteration state. Further, the current folio needs
unlocking and redirtying.

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Linux Linux unaffected
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288ace2f57c9d06dd2e42bd80d03747d879a4068 affected < fb39ffd3cc5422887fd118668ff45ebfdbc83302
288ace2f57c9d06dd2e42bd80d03747d879a4068 affected < 1bb33d959aabcde07d724b5eb9992462e91fa79a
288ace2f57c9d06dd2e42bd80d03747d879a4068 affected < 89df9c158a25d0a7c6ca079a9bd9ca7009d75c7b
288ace2f57c9d06dd2e42bd80d03747d879a4068 affected < ac5f95ac5d6d0f4c567b8b642825705a2bf0d79e
Linux Linux affected
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6.10 affected —
0 unaffected < 6.10
6.12.97 unaffected ≤ 6.12.*
6.18.40 unaffected ≤ 6.18.*
7.1.5 unaffected ≤ 7.1.*
7.2-rc2 unaffected ≤ *

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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1bb33d959aabcde07d724b5eb9992462e91fa79a cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/89df9c158a25d0a7c6ca079a9bd9ca7009d75c7b cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ac5f95ac5d6d0f4c567b8b642825705a2bf0d79e cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fb39ffd3cc5422887fd118668ff45ebfdbc83302 cve-icon cve-icon
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Sat, 15 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0000

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfs: Fix writeback error handling Fix the error handling in writeback_iter() loop. If an error occurs, writeback_iter() needs to be called again with *error set to the error so that it can clean up iteration state. Further, the current folio needs unlocking and redirtying.
Title netfs: Fix writeback error handling
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-15T05:56:02.722Z

Reserved: 2026-08-09T03:40:39.921Z

Link: CVE-2026-72364

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Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-15T06:22:09.823

Modified: 2026-08-15T06:22:09.823

Link: CVE-2026-72364

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