Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 25, 2026· Updated Oct 19, 2026
CVE-2026-97606
CVE-2026-97606
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
fs: autofs: fix memory leak in autofs_fill_super()
In autofs_fill_super(), we create a new inode using autofs_new_ino(), however, if we fail to create root_inode, (that is, root_inode failure path), we return -ENOMEM without freeing the new inode(ino) that we created causing a memory leak. Fix this by adding autofs_free_ino() to free the inode we created in root_inode failure path before returning ENOMEM.
Affected products
3- osv-coords2 versions
>= 6.7.0, < 6.12.111+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: >= 6.7.0, < 6.12.111
- (no CPE)range: < 7.2.9-1.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
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