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CVE-2026-46160— btrfs: fix missing last_unlink_trans update when removing a directory

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Linux Linux
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Linux kernel是美国Linux基金会的开源操作系统Linux所使用的内核。 Linux kernel存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于btrfs中删除目录时未更新last_unlink_trans字段，可能导致fsync行为异常。

AI Predicted 5.5 Difficulty: Moderate EPSS 0.13% · P3

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T1499 · Endpoint Denial of Service

Affected Version Matrix 18

VendorProduct Version RangeStatus
Linux Linux 12fcfd22fe5bf4fe74710232098bc101af497995< af467162290f5fe79d6a361b7c84302e45b1fd9f affected
12fcfd22fe5bf4fe74710232098bc101af497995< 2525998ac956476bded26b9f34c4164dc890b87a affected
12fcfd22fe5bf4fe74710232098bc101af497995< 6acbb2f6dff23c9bb9761fb98b516525b9cf1ce9 affected
12fcfd22fe5bf4fe74710232098bc101af497995< cc3c0a0f965754ce230d93ba44ee5b34fbe6138a affected
12fcfd22fe5bf4fe74710232098bc101af497995< aa9c3ecaf7337df3a689318584f879b5339ede0f affected
12fcfd22fe5bf4fe74710232098bc101af497995< fb388eb58c1ba047ccabc33901839acfecadcf49 affected
12fcfd22fe5bf4fe74710232098bc101af497995< 36fcc2c7517f8a86379154c9793f867592aa8b7e affected
12fcfd22fe5bf4fe74710232098bc101af497995< 999757231c49376cd1a37308d2c8c4c9932571e1 affected
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I. Basic Information for CVE-2026-46160

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Vulnerability Title
btrfs: fix missing last_unlink_trans update when removing a directory
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: btrfs: fix missing last_unlink_trans update when removing a directory When removing a directory we are not updating its last_unlink_trans field, which can result in incorrect fsync behaviour in case some one fsyncs the directory after it was removed because it's holding a file descriptor on it. Example scenario: mkdir /mnt/dir1 mkdir /mnt/dir1/dir2 mkdir /mnt/dir3 sync -f /mnt # Do some change to the directory and fsync it. chmod 700 /mnt/dir1 xfs_io -c fsync /mnt/dir1 # Move dir2 out of dir1 so that dir1 becomes empty. mv /mnt/dir1/dir2 /mnt/dir3/ open fd on /mnt/dir1 call rmdir(2) on path "/mnt/dir1" fsync fd <trigger power failure> When attempting to mount the filesystem, the log replay will fail with an -EIO error and dmesg/syslog has the following: [445771.626482] BTRFS info (device dm-0): first mount of filesystem 0368bbea-6c5e-44b5-b409-09abe496e650 [445771.626486] BTRFS info (device dm-0): using crc32c checksum algorithm [445771.627912] BTRFS info (device dm-0): start tree-log replay [445771.628335] page: refcount:2 mapcount:0 mapping:0000000061443ddc index:0x1d00 pfn:0x7072a5 [445771.629453] memcg:ffff89f400351b00 [445771.629892] aops:btree_aops [btrfs] ino:1 [445771.630737] flags: 0x17fffc00000402a(uptodate|lru|private|writeback|node=0|zone=2|lastcpupid=0x1ffff) [445771.632359] raw: 017fffc00000402a fffff47284d950c8 fffff472907b7c08 ffff89f458e412b8 [445771.633713] raw: 0000000000001d00 ffff89f6c51d1a90 00000002ffffffff ffff89f400351b00 [445771.635029] page dumped because: eb page dump [445771.635825] BTRFS critical (device dm-0): corrupt leaf: root=5 block=30408704 slot=10 ino=258, invalid nlink: has 2 expect no more than 1 for dir [445771.638088] BTRFS info (device dm-0): leaf 30408704 gen 10 total ptrs 17 free space 14878 owner 5 [445771.638091] BTRFS info (device dm-0): refs 4 lock_owner 0 current 3581087 [445771.638094] item 0 key (256 INODE_ITEM 0) itemoff 16123 itemsize 160 [445771.638097] inode generation 3 transid 9 size 16 nbytes 16384 [445771.638098] block group 0 mode 40755 links 1 uid 0 gid 0 [445771.638100] rdev 0 sequence 2 flags 0x0 [445771.638102] atime 1775744884.0 [445771.660056] ctime 1775744885.645502983 [445771.660058] mtime 1775744885.645502983 [445771.660060] otime 1775744884.0 [445771.660062] item 1 key (256 INODE_REF 256) itemoff 16111 itemsize 12 [445771.660064] index 0 name_len 2 [445771.660066] item 2 key (256 DIR_ITEM 1843588421) itemoff 16077 itemsize 34 [445771.660068] location key (259 1 0) type 2 [445771.660070] transid 9 data_len 0 name_len 4 [445771.660075] item 3 key (256 DIR_ITEM 2363071922) itemoff 16043 itemsize 34 [445771.660076] location key (257 1 0) type 2 [445771.660077] transid 9 data_len 0 name_len 4 [445771.660078] item 4 key (256 DIR_INDEX 2) itemoff 16009 itemsize 34 [445771.660079] location key (257 1 0) type 2 [445771.660080] transid 9 data_len 0 name_len 4 [445771.660081] item 5 key (256 DIR_INDEX 3) itemoff 15975 itemsize 34 [445771.660082] location key (259 1 0) type 2 [445771.660083] transid 9 data_len 0 name_len 4 [445771.660084] item 6 key (257 INODE_ITEM 0) itemoff 15815 itemsize 160 [445771.660086] inode generation 9 transid 9 size 8 nbytes 0 [445771.660087] block group 0 mode 40777 links 1 uid 0 gid 0 [445771.660088] rdev 0 sequence 2 flags 0x0 [445771.660089] atime 1775744885.641174097 [445771.660090] ctime 1775744885.645502983 [445771.660091] mtime 1775744885.645502983 [445771.660105] otime 1775744885.641174097 [445771.660106] item 7 key (257 INODE_REF 256) itemoff 15801 itemsize 14 [445771.660107] index 2 name_len 4 [445771.660108] item 8 key (257 DIR_ITEM 2676584006) itemoff 15767 itemsize 34 [445771.660109] location key (2 ---truncated---
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
CVSS Information
N/A
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Title
Linux kernel 安全漏洞
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Description
Linux kernel是美国Linux基金会的开源操作系统Linux所使用的内核。 Linux kernel存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于btrfs中删除目录时未更新last_unlink_trans字段，可能导致fsync行为异常。
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
CVSS Information
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)

Affected Products

Vendor Product Affected Versions CPE Subscribe
Linux Linux 12fcfd22fe5bf4fe74710232098bc101af497995 ~ af467162290f5fe79d6a361b7c84302e45b1fd9f -
Linux Linux 2.6.30 -

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Patches & Fixes for CVE-2026-46160 (8)

Same Patch Batch · Linux · 2026-05-28 · 135 CVEs total

CVE-2026-46195 9.8 CRITICAL smb: client: validate dacloffset before building DACL pointers
CVE-2026-46135 9.8 CRITICAL nvmet-tcp: fix race between ICReq handling and queue teardown
CVE-2026-46137 9.8 CRITICAL mptcp: pm: ADD_ADDR rtx: fix potential data-race
CVE-2026-46115 9.8 CRITICAL block: add pgmap check to biovec_phys_mergeable
CVE-2026-46155 9.1 CRITICAL smb/client: fix out-of-bounds read in smb2_compound_op()
CVE-2026-46185 9.1 CRITICAL smb/client: fix out-of-bounds read in symlink_data()
CVE-2026-46119 9.1 CRITICAL libceph: Fix slab-out-of-bounds access in auth message processing
CVE-2026-46238 8.8 HIGH batman-adv: stop caching unowned originator pointers in BAT IV
CVE-2026-46174 8.8 HIGH x86/CPU/AMD: Prevent improper isolation of shared resources in Zen2's op cache
CVE-2026-46125 8.8 HIGH wifi: mac80211: remove station if connection prep fails
CVE-2026-46198 8.8 HIGH batman-adv: fix integer overflow on buff_pos
CVE-2026-46166 8.8 HIGH wifi: mac80211: use safe list iteration in radar detect work
CVE-2026-46212 8.8 HIGH batman-adv: bla: prevent use-after-free when deleting claims
CVE-2026-46152 8.8 HIGH wifi: mac80211: drop stray 'static' from fast-RX rx_result
CVE-2026-46113 8.8 HIGH KVM: x86: Fix shadow paging use-after-free due to unexpected GFN
CVE-2026-46138 8.1 HIGH Bluetooth: hci_event: Fix OOB read and infinite loop in hci_le_create_big_complete_evt
CVE-2026-46232 8.1 HIGH HID: playstation: Clamp num_touch_reports
CVE-2026-46215 7.8 HIGH drm: Set old handle to NULL before prime swap in change_handle
CVE-2026-46176 7.8 HIGH RDMA/mlx5: Fix error path fall-through in mlx5_ib_dev_res_srq_init()
CVE-2026-46157 7.8 HIGH ALSA: pcm: oss: Fix data race at accessing runtime.oss.trigger

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