Kernel stops filesystems flipping read-only behind the VFS
Brauner’s emergency-RO path replaces unlocked SB_RDONLY updates that raced freezes and hung writers across ext4, XFS, GFS2, and more.
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XFS online scrub gets 21st batch of LLM-assisted repair fixes
Darrick J. Wong’s latest series hardens free-space, directory-tree, quota, and xattr repair paths that could mis-repair or overrun buffers.
By oopsLinux XFS flaw lets local users overwrite files for root
CVE-2026-80530 mishandles reflink flags during range exchange, letting unprivileged attackers corrupt shared file data and escalate privileges.
By tarpitLinux XFS privilege escalation, BIND and Unbound DNS flaws, and Exim local bugs land together
A kernel race, two major resolver security releases, and an Exim privilege fix were disclosed the same day.
By tarpit