Vulnerability · Published Sep 17, 2026 · Assigned by Linux

CVE-2026-90259btrfs: qgroup: fix a wrong length calculation in qgroup_free_reserved_data()

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In plain English

A security flaw in Linux from Linux. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 12% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS )–Not rated
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 88.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: btrfs: qgroup: fix a wrong length calculation in qgroup_free_reserved_data() In that function, we round down the start position and round up the ending position. But during the calculation of @len, we use "round_up(start + len, sectorsize)", which is the rounded up end position, not the rounded up length. Which results a much larger length, and later we are still using "start + len", which is completely incorrect. Fix it by declaring a local @aligned_start and @aligned_len and use them instead.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12linuxno fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2026-90259
Debian:13linux6.12.115-2DEBIAN-CVE-2026-90259
Debian:14linux7.2.6-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-90259
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinuxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90259
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinuxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90259
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux7.0.0-42.42UBUNTU-CVE-2026-90259
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90259
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-awsno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90259
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-awsno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90259
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-aws7.0.0-1016.17UBUNTU-CVE-2026-90259
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90259
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90259
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90259
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90259
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90259
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90259
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90259
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azureno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90259
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azureno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90259
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-azureno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90259
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90259
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90259
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90259
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90259
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90259
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90259
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90259
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90259
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90259
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90259
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90259
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90259
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90259
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90259
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90259
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90259
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90259
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90259
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidia-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90259
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90259
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90259
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-gcp7.0.0-1016.18UBUNTU-CVE-2026-90259
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90259
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90259
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90259
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90259
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90259
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90259
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90259
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90259
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90259
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gkeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90259
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-gkeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90259
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeopno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90259
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gkeopno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90259
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90259
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90259
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90259
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90259
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90259
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90259
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90259
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-7.07.0.0-42.42~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-90259
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibmno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90259
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-ibmno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90259
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-ibm7.0.0-1017.17UBUNTU-CVE-2026-90259
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90259
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iot-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90259
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iotgno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90259
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-kvmno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90259
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatencyno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90259
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatencyno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90259
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90259
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90259
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90259
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90259
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90259
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90259
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90259
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90259
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90259
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90259
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90259
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90259
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90259
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90259
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-bosno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90259
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-lowlatencyno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90259
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegrano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90259
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegrano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90259
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra-igxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90259
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-5.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90259
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90259
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.1no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90259
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90259
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90259
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90259
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90259
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90259
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-oem-7.07.0.0-1017.17UBUNTU-CVE-2026-90259
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracleno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90259
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracleno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90259
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-oracle7.0.0-1015.16UBUNTU-CVE-2026-90259
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90259
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90259
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90259
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90259
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90259
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90259
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90259
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90259
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90259
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90259
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90259
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90259
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90259
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90259
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-riscv7.0.0-42.42.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-90259
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90259
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90259
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90259
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90259
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90259
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-7.07.0.0-42.42.1~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-90259
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90259
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90259
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90259
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-vmwareno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90259
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-xilinxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90259
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-xilinx-zynqmpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90259

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linux Linux bc42bda22345efdb5d8b578d1b4df2c6eaa85c58 – before 036e6c216be66a085da3a0519f1be5f3230b6e26bc42bda22345efdb5d8b578d1b4df2c6eaa85c58 – before 202ac9e469b78817512921c5db05cc2140e4ca43bc42bda22345efdb5d8b578d1b4df2c6eaa85c58 – before 34adc843c28e5cd1f533a1d64f51b0f756fdf945bc42bda22345efdb5d8b578d1b4df2c6eaa85c58 – before e6edde29990af8064b9d12217ec03db231ccd55dbc42bda22345efdb5d8b578d1b4df2c6eaa85c58 – before c4c136555ff90f1e2921cc42da43daac0ef9985ebc42bda22345efdb5d8b578d1b4df2c6eaa85c58 – before 9102b179512e11644fb0489ae62010a09afa199c
Linux Linux 4.13

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