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New Linux kernel configfs vulnerability disclosed

Original: 🚨 EUVD-2026-86803 📊 Score: n/a 📦 Product: Linux, Linux, Linux (+7 more) 🏢 Vendor: Linux 📅 Published: 2026-09-25 | Update

A vulnerability in the Linux kernel, tracked as EUVD-2026-86803, has been published after a fix was merged. The flaw sits in the configfs filesystem's rmdir handling, where the dentry was not unhashed before the item was dropped. It affects Linux across multiple product entries, with no severity score assigned yet. Security watchers are noting the advisory as part of routine kernel vulnerability tracking.

Why now: A newly published Linux kernel security advisory affecting multiple product entries has drawn attention from the cybersecurity community.

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• 🚨 EUVD-2026-86803 📊 Score: n/a 📦 Product: Linux, Linux, Linux (+7 more) 🏢 Vendor: Linux 📅 Published: 2026-09-25 | Updated: 2026-10-03 📝 In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: configfs: unhash the dentry before dropping the item in rmdir… · EUVD_Bot

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