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CVE-2026-98080
Linux Linux — btrfs: do not force reloc root creation during qgroup_account_snapshot()
AV AC PR UI S C I A CVSS EPSS %ile KEV
L L L N U N N H 5.5 .0013 2.4 —
AFFECTED
Product Versions Fixed
Linux 4d31778aa2fa342f5f92ca4025b293a1729161d1 – —
Linux 4.17 – 5.10.271
TIMELINE
Sep 25 Reserved by Linux
Sep 25 Published (CNA: Linux)
Oct 6 ENRICHED — CVE-2026-98080 (Linux). Received CVSS 5.5 and CPE data from NVD.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
btrfs: do not force reloc root creation during qgroup_account_snapshot()
[BUG]
When running btrfs/252 with quota enabled through MKFS_OPTIONS="-O quota",
it has a high chance to trigger the following kernel warning and flips
the fs RO:
BTRFS info (device dm-2): relocating block group 30408704 flags metadata|dup
------------[ cut here ]------------
WARNING: fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c:879 at lookup_inline_extent_backref+0x74b/0x960 [btrfs], CPU#4: btrfs/2173
CPU: 4 UID: 0 PID: 2173 Comm: btrfs Not tainted 7.2.0-rc6-custom+ #457 PREEMPT(full) 3adc6528fb66f7a55fe1095385818e742f200aab
Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS unknown 02/02/2022
RIP: 0010:lookup_inline_extent_backref+0x74b/0x960 [btrfs]
Call Trace:
<TASK>
insert_inline_extent_backref+0x7c/0x160 [btrfs 32f09462c54d9c922fca74a3e4866f4aa7737b72]
__btrfs_inc_extent_ref+0xa9/0x270 [btrfs 32f09462c54d9c922fca74a3e4866f4aa7737b72]
__btrfs_run_delayed_refs+0x4af/0x11c0 [btrfs 32f09462c54d9c922fca74a3e4866f4aa7737b72]
btrfs_run_delayed_refs+0x9d/0xf0 [btrfs 32f09462c54d9c922fca74a3e4866f4aa7737b72]
create_pending_snapshot+0x39d/0xf00 [btrfs 32f09462c54d9c922fca74a3e4866f4aa7737b72]
create_pending_snapshots+0x9b/0xc0 [btrfs 32f09462c54d9c922fca74a3e4866f4aa7737b72]
btrfs_commit_transaction+0x280/0xeb0 [btrfs 32f09462c54d9c922fca74a3e4866f4aa7737b72]
prepare_to_relocate+0x147/0x200 [btrfs 32f09462c54d9c922fca74a3e4866f4aa7737b72]
relocate_block_group+0x6b/0x5e0 [btrfs 32f09462c54d9c922fca74a3e4866f4aa7737b72]
btrfs_relocate_block_group+0x92c/0x2380 [btrfs 32f09462c54d9c922fca74a3e4866f4aa7737b72]
btrfs_relocate_chunk+0x3f/0x1a0 [btrfs 32f09462c54d9c922fca74a3e4866f4aa7737b72]
btrfs_balance+0xa2c/0x19c0 [btrfs 32f09462c54d9c922fca74a3e4866f4aa7737b72]
btrfs_ioctl+0x2839/0x2d30 [btrfs 32f09462c54d9c922fca74a3e4866f4aa7737b72]
__x64_sys_ioctl+0x416/0x9a0
do_syscall_64+0xe1/0x790
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x4b/0x53
</TASK>
---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]---
BTRFS info (device dm-2): leaf 4593991680 gen 233 total ptrs 175 free space 5953 owner 2
BTRFS info (device dm-2): refs 3 lock_owner 2173 current 2173
item 0 key (166772736 METADATA_ITEM 1) itemoff 16250 itemsize 33
extent refs 1 gen 222 flags 2
ref#0: tree block backref root 266
[ Skip the tree dump ]
item 174 key (263225344 METADATA_ITEM 0) itemoff 10328 itemsize 33
extent refs 1 gen 162 flags 258
ref#0: tree block backref root 267
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
BTRFS error (device dm-2): failed to run delayed ref for logical 179847168 num_bytes 16384 type 182 action 1 ref_mod 1: -117
[CAUSE]
The above error is showing that there is a tree reference to a metadata
extent that is no longer there.
With "ref_verify" mount option (requires CONFIG_BTRFS_DEBUG), there is
some extra debug output:
BTRFS error (device dm-2): dumping block entry [180961280 16384], num_refs 0, metadata 1, from disk 0
BTRFS error (device dm-2): root entry 256, num_refs 18446744073709551615
BTRFS error (device dm-2): root entry 273, num_refs 18446744073709551615
BTRFS error (device dm-2): Ref action 3, root 273, ref_root 273, parent 0, owner 0, offset 0, num_refs 1
btrfs_force_cow_block+0x129/0x7d0 [btrfs]
btrfs_cow_block+0x10a/0x250 [btrfs]
btrfs_search_slot+0x5eb/0xf40 [btrfs]
btrfs_insert_empty_items+0x3a/0x70 [btrfs]
insert_with_overflow+0x53/0x130 [btrfs]
btrfs_insert_dir_item+0x125/0x290 [btrfs]
btrfs_add_link+0xaa/0x410 [btrfs]
btrfs_rename+0x5ea/0xcd0 [btrfs]
btrfs_rename2+0x28/0x60 [btrfs]
vfs_rename+0x5b2/0xe10
filename_renameat2+0x244/0x430
__x64_sys_rename+0x48/0x70
do_syscall_64+0xe1/0x790
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x4b/0x53
---truncated---
Lifecycle
Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|
| September 25, 2026 | Reserved | Reserved by Linux |
| September 25, 2026 | Published | Published (CNA: Linux) |
| October 6, 2026 | ENRICHED | ENRICHED — CVE-2026-98080 (Linux). Received CVSS 5.5 and CPE data from NVD. |
Affected
Affected products and packages — 2 rows
| Vendor | Product / Package | Ecosystem | Version introduced | Fixed |
|---|
| Linux | Linux | — | 4d31778aa2fa342f5f92ca4025b293a1729161d1 | — |
| Linux | Linux | — | 4.17 | 5.10.271 |
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