Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-98543

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available. - bpf: fs/xattr: don't assume the inode is locked in pathunlink/pathrmdir bpflsmhasdinodelocked makes the verifier rewrite bpfset|removedentryxattr to the locked...

CVE-2026-98543

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf: fs/xattr: don't assume the inode is locked in pathunlink/pathrmdir bpflsmhasdinodelocked makes the verifier rewrite bpfset|removedentryxattr to the locked variants, which assume that the caller already holds the inode's...

Linux kernel fs/xattr DoS

The vulnerability of the fs/xattr component in the Linux operating system’s kernel is related to uncontrolled memory consumption. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow an attacker to cause a service failure...