{"id":"CVE-2026-98553","published":"2026-10-18T16:17:07.370","lastModified":"2026-10-19T10:19:11.610","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nautofs: fix sbi->pipe file reference leak in autofs_kill_sb()\n\nWhen autofs_fill_super() fails before clearing AUTOFS_SBI_CATATONIC (for\nexample, when find_get_pid() fails on an invalid pgrp mount option, or\nwhen an fs_context is closed before mounting), deactivate_locked_super()\ninvokes autofs_kill_sb() -> autofs_catatonic_mode(sbi).\n\nBecause AUTOFS_SBI_CATATONIC is still set in sbi->flags,\nautofs_catatonic_mode() returns early without calling fput(sbi->pipe),\npermanently leaking the pipe struct file reference.\n\nExplicitly release sbi->pipe in autofs_kill_sb() if it is still non-NULL\nafter autofs_catatonic_mode().","cvssScore":null,"cvssSeverity":null,"cvssVector":null,"cwes":[],"vendors":[],"products":[],"references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0662b1ff9b383d5a233d344e4dc518c27a17f7b8","tags":[]},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/34fa4c1c6e10507dc60e35a82cc9655666946cfd","tags":[]},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3684e2273ba94553af3c5195a46a50214a1a96e3","tags":[]},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4bcb371019097d0e357f097902587401c509bbc9","tags":[]},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a58593b501b7be5ad2bc5181bfa8cd4599be257c","tags":[]},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aa5e44b29ffe4eaa08cc2237fd65bc2596bc023e","tags":[]},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f1c57f5b16bbc3571bd479c290996c4d4e1fb931","tags":[]},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fc4fd0281ac80b5a3c5a2330f688f0f9d2a420b6","tags":[]}],"exploitRefs":[],"hasPoc":false,"ai":null}