CVE-2026-89567

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's jbd2 shrinker. This component, which manages journal buffers, does not correctly account for busy checkpoint buffers. This oversight can cause the shrinker to hold a critical system lock for an extended period when processing many busy buffers. The prolonged...

CVE-2026-89567

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: jbd2: bound shrinker scans by examined checkpoint buffers The jbd2 shrinker currently accounts only checkpoint buffers that it successfully releases against nrtoscan. Busy buffers therefore do not consume the scan budget. If a...