CVE-2026-74722
Overview
CVE-2026-74722 is a known-severity vulnerability. It was published on August 22, 2026.
Technical Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
btrfs: fix memory leak in btrfs_do_encoded_write()
Local fuzzing of 6.12.94 has found the following memory leak:
Unreferenced object 0xffff888018050a80 (size 64):
comm "syz.0.17", pid 10297, jiffies 4294953601
hex dump (first 32 bytes):
00 10 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
10 0a 05 18 80 88 ff ff 10 0a 05 18 80 88 ff ff ................
backtrace (crc a8a6fc29):
kmemleak_alloc_recursive include/linux/kmemleak.h:42 [inline]
slab_post_alloc_hook mm/slub.c:4152 [inline]
slab_alloc_node mm/slub.c:4197 [inline]
__kmalloc_cache_noprof+0x168/0x2c0 mm/slub.c:4358
kmalloc_noprof include/linux/slab.h:878 [inline]
extent_changeset_alloc fs/btrfs/extent_io.h:207 [inline]
qgroup_reserve_data+0x1c5/0x7d0 fs/btrfs/qgroup.c:4305
btrfs_qgroup_reserve_data+0x2e/0xb0 fs/btrfs/qgroup.c:4355
btrfs_do_encoded_write+0x92e/0x1040 fs/btrfs/inode.c:9746
btrfs
Remediation
Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.
References
Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2026-74722?
CVE-2026-74722 is a known-severity vulnerability. It was published on August 22, 2026.
How severe is CVE-2026-74722?
CVSS score information is not yet available for this vulnerability. Check back as the CVE record is updated by NVD analysts.
How do I fix or remediate CVE-2026-74722?
Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.
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