{"dataType":"CVE_RECORD","dataVersion":"5.2","cveMetadata":{"cveId":"CVE-2026-98080","assignerOrgId":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67","state":"PUBLISHED","assignerShortName":"Linux","dateReserved":"2026-09-25T10:19:56.075Z","datePublished":"2026-09-25T10:24:17.491Z","dateUpdated":"2026-10-03T11:02:09.328Z"},"containers":{"cna":{"providerMetadata":{"orgId":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67","shortName":"Linux","dateUpdated":"2026-10-03T11:02:09.328Z"},"descriptions":[{"lang":"en","value":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nbtrfs: do not force reloc root creation during qgroup_account_snapshot()\n\n[BUG]\nWhen running btrfs/252 with quota enabled through MKFS_OPTIONS=\"-O quota\",\nit has a high chance to trigger the following kernel warning and flips\nthe fs RO:\n\n  BTRFS info (device dm-2): relocating block group 30408704 flags metadata|dup\n  ------------[ cut here ]------------\n  WARNING: fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c:879 at lookup_inline_extent_backref+0x74b/0x960 [btrfs], CPU#4: btrfs/2173\n  CPU: 4 UID: 0 PID: 2173 Comm: btrfs Not tainted 7.2.0-rc6-custom+ #457 PREEMPT(full)  3adc6528fb66f7a55fe1095385818e742f200aab\n  Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS unknown 02/02/2022\n  RIP: 0010:lookup_inline_extent_backref+0x74b/0x960 [btrfs]\n  Call Trace:\n   <TASK>\n   insert_inline_extent_backref+0x7c/0x160 [btrfs 32f09462c54d9c922fca74a3e4866f4aa7737b72]\n   __btrfs_inc_extent_ref+0xa9/0x270 [btrfs 32f09462c54d9c922fca74a3e4866f4aa7737b72]\n   __btrfs_run_delayed_refs+0x4af/0x11c0 [btrfs 32f09462c54d9c922fca74a3e4866f4aa7737b72]\n   btrfs_run_delayed_refs+0x9d/0xf0 [btrfs 32f09462c54d9c922fca74a3e4866f4aa7737b72]\n   create_pending_snapshot+0x39d/0xf00 [btrfs 32f09462c54d9c922fca74a3e4866f4aa7737b72]\n   create_pending_snapshots+0x9b/0xc0 [btrfs 32f09462c54d9c922fca74a3e4866f4aa7737b72]\n   btrfs_commit_transaction+0x280/0xeb0 [btrfs 32f09462c54d9c922fca74a3e4866f4aa7737b72]\n   prepare_to_relocate+0x147/0x200 [btrfs 32f09462c54d9c922fca74a3e4866f4aa7737b72]\n   relocate_block_group+0x6b/0x5e0 [btrfs 32f09462c54d9c922fca74a3e4866f4aa7737b72]\n   btrfs_relocate_block_group+0x92c/0x2380 [btrfs 32f09462c54d9c922fca74a3e4866f4aa7737b72]\n   btrfs_relocate_chunk+0x3f/0x1a0 [btrfs 32f09462c54d9c922fca74a3e4866f4aa7737b72]\n   btrfs_balance+0xa2c/0x19c0 [btrfs 32f09462c54d9c922fca74a3e4866f4aa7737b72]\n   btrfs_ioctl+0x2839/0x2d30 [btrfs 32f09462c54d9c922fca74a3e4866f4aa7737b72]\n   __x64_sys_ioctl+0x416/0x9a0\n   do_syscall_64+0xe1/0x790\n   entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x4b/0x53\n   </TASK>\n  ---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]---\n  BTRFS info (device dm-2): leaf 4593991680 gen 233 total ptrs 175 free space 5953 owner 2\n  BTRFS info (device dm-2): refs 3 lock_owner 2173 current 2173\n  \titem 0 key (166772736 METADATA_ITEM 1) itemoff 16250 itemsize 33\n  \t\textent refs 1 gen 222 flags 2\n  \t\tref#0: tree block backref root 266\n         [ Skip the tree dump ]\n  \titem 174 key (263225344 METADATA_ITEM 0) itemoff 10328 itemsize 33\n  \t\textent refs 1 gen 162 flags 258\n  \t\tref#0: tree block backref root 267\n  BTRFS error (device dm-2): extent item not found for insert, bytenr 179847168 num_bytes 16384 parent 4594335744 root_objectid 273 owner 0 offset 0\n  BTRFS error (device dm-2): failed to run delayed ref for logical 179847168 num_bytes 16384 type 182 action 1 ref_mod 1: -117\n\n[CAUSE]\nThe above error is showing that there is a tree reference to a metadata\nextent that is no longer there.\n\nWith \"ref_verify\" mount option (requires CONFIG_BTRFS_DEBUG), there is\nsome extra debug output:\n\n  BTRFS error (device dm-2): dumping block entry [180961280 16384], num_refs 0, metadata 1, from disk 0\n  BTRFS error (device dm-2):   root entry 256, num_refs 18446744073709551615\n  BTRFS error (device dm-2):   root entry 273, num_refs 18446744073709551615\n  BTRFS error (device dm-2):   Ref action 3, root 273, ref_root 273, parent 0, owner 0, offset 0, num_refs 1\n     btrfs_force_cow_block+0x129/0x7d0 [btrfs]\n     btrfs_cow_block+0x10a/0x250 [btrfs]\n     btrfs_search_slot+0x5eb/0xf40 [btrfs]\n     btrfs_insert_empty_items+0x3a/0x70 [btrfs]\n     insert_with_overflow+0x53/0x130 [btrfs]\n     btrfs_insert_dir_item+0x125/0x290 [btrfs]\n     btrfs_add_link+0xaa/0x410 [btrfs]\n     btrfs_rename+0x5ea/0xcd0 [btrfs]\n     btrfs_rename2+0x28/0x60 [btrfs]\n     vfs_rename+0x5b2/0xe10\n     filename_renameat2+0x244/0x430\n     __x64_sys_rename+0x48/0x70\n     do_syscall_64+0xe1/0x790\n     entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x4b/0x53\n \n---truncated---"}],"affected":[{"product":"Linux","vendor":"Linux","defaultStatus":"unaffected","repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","programFiles":["fs/btrfs/transaction.c"],"versions":[{"version":"4d31778aa2fa342f5f92ca4025b293a1729161d1","lessThan":"d0284d974be46a0a06068f930c84039d540ae8ed","status":"affected","versionType":"git"},{"version":"4d31778aa2fa342f5f92ca4025b293a1729161d1","lessThan":"21bd77c132f18dc21c6fcdf417310d1adcf7448b","status":"affected","versionType":"git"},{"version":"4d31778aa2fa342f5f92ca4025b293a1729161d1","lessThan":"7ce02d52548b672795511c2cac8da6ec79ac8877","status":"affected","versionType":"git"},{"version":"4d31778aa2fa342f5f92ca4025b293a1729161d1","lessThan":"7caaae233a55e167063f4cfa3385b1a04c8bbecb","status":"affected","versionType":"git"},{"version":"4d31778aa2fa342f5f92ca4025b293a1729161d1","lessThan":"c4c78768d1a8ceb713693cc5524acbe984c31f3c","status":"affected","versionType":"git"},{"version":"4d31778aa2fa342f5f92ca4025b293a1729161d1","lessThan":"203cbfb4fba590bd9b08bd36fa6d05b5d28923bf","status":"affected","versionType":"git"},{"version":"4d31778aa2fa342f5f92ca4025b293a1729161d1","lessThan":"b5d5ab5a715001dd937c920ef8c5688fd4999ba1","status":"affected","versionType":"git"},{"version":"4d31778aa2fa342f5f92ca4025b293a1729161d1","lessThan":"cacf35832292997018837e484283f95a9301ebf5","status":"affected","versionType":"git"},{"version":"204bfcda824428b3a298eae8e87875bbd435a3c1","status":"affected","versionType":"git"},{"version":"1f586802bb18892d2a6eb7d31d7fed78946d21a1","status":"affected","versionType":"git"},{"version":"4.14.45","lessThan":"4.15","status":"affected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"4.16.13","lessThan":"4.17","status":"affected","versionType":"semver"}]},{"product":"Linux","vendor":"Linux","defaultStatus":"affected","repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","programFiles":["fs/btrfs/transaction.c"],"versions":[{"version":"4.17","status":"affected"},{"version":"0","lessThan":"4.17","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"5.10.271","lessThanOrEqual":"5.10.*","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"5.15.222","lessThanOrEqual":"5.15.*","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.1.189","lessThanOrEqual":"6.1.*","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.6.158","lessThanOrEqual":"6.6.*","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.12.111","lessThanOrEqual":"6.12.*","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.18.53","lessThanOrEqual":"6.18.*","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"7.2.7","lessThanOrEqual":"7.2.*","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"7.3-rc2","lessThanOrEqual":"*","status":"unaffected","versionType":"original_commit_for_fix"}]}],"cpeApplicability":[{"nodes":[{"operator":"OR","negate":false,"cpeMatch":[{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"4.17","versionEndExcluding":"5.10.271"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"4.17","versionEndExcluding":"5.15.222"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"4.17","versionEndExcluding":"6.1.189"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"4.17","versionEndExcluding":"6.6.158"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"4.17","versionEndExcluding":"6.12.111"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"4.17","versionEndExcluding":"6.18.53"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"4.17","versionEndExcluding":"7.2.7"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"4.17","versionEndExcluding":"7.3-rc2"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"4.14.45"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"4.16.13"}]}]}],"references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d0284d974be46a0a06068f930c84039d540ae8ed"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/21bd77c132f18dc21c6fcdf417310d1adcf7448b"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7ce02d52548b672795511c2cac8da6ec79ac8877"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7caaae233a55e167063f4cfa3385b1a04c8bbecb"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c4c78768d1a8ceb713693cc5524acbe984c31f3c"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/203cbfb4fba590bd9b08bd36fa6d05b5d28923bf"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b5d5ab5a715001dd937c920ef8c5688fd4999ba1"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cacf35832292997018837e484283f95a9301ebf5"}],"title":"btrfs: do not force reloc root creation during qgroup_account_snapshot()","x_generator":{"engine":"bippy-1.2.0"}}}}