CVE-2026-80538 xfs: propagate errors from xfs_rtginode_load
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2026-80538?
CVE-2026-80538 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux, published on 26 Aug 2026.
Official description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
xfs: propagate errors from xfs_rtginode_load
xfs_rtginode_ensure() treats every xfs_rtginode_load() error other than -ENOENT as success. This can leave the realtime group inode unset after an I/O, allocation, or corruption error. Growfs then continues as though the inode had been loaded.
Only -ENOENT means that the inode needs to be created. Return all other errors to the growfs caller.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-80538?
How do I fix CVE-2026-80538?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2026-80538 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-80538 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as BELL-CVE-2026-80538, DEBIAN-CVE-2026-80538, GHSA-5q37-jjr8-c4m5, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-80538.