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        "state": "PUBLISHED",
        "assignerShortName": "Linux",
        "dateReserved": "2026-09-25T10:25:14.330Z",
        "datePublished": "2026-10-06T08:45:14.120Z",
        "dateUpdated": "2026-10-19T09:16:15.841Z"
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                    "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nbtrfs: clear free space tree creation state on rebuild failure\n\nbtrfs_rebuild_free_space_tree() sets BTRFS_FS_CREATING_FREE_SPACE_TREE\nbefore rebuilding the free space tree.  Several error paths return\nwithout clearing this flag.\n\nThe transaction restart failure path can leave the flag set on a live\nfilesystem, causing delayed reference processing to be skipped. Clear it\non all free space tree rebuild failure paths. Keep\nBTRFS_FS_FREE_SPACE_TREE_UNTRUSTED set, since a failed rebuild leaves\nthe free space tree untrusted. Callers must fall back to extent-tree\ncaching."
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