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  "details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnetfs: Fix subreq ref leak\n\nFix a subrequest ref leak in netfs_unbuffered_write() in the event that\nsubreq-\u003eio_iter ends up zero length during preparation.",
  "id": "CVE-2026-98120",
  "modified": "2026-09-27T03:30:56.936627396Z",
  "published": "2026-09-25T10:36:04.129Z",
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      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-98120"
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  "schema_version": "1.9.0",
  "summary": "netfs: Fix subreq ref leak"
}