CVE-2026-53284: btrfs: only release the dirty pages io tree after successful writes
CSIRTS triage
- What
- This vulnerability involves releasing dirty pages in the btrfs file system.
- Who is affected
- Deployments using the affected btrfs code.
- Urgency
- Remediation is high urgency due to the high severity rating.
- Action
- Apply the fix for CVE-2026-53284.
AI-assisted analysis generated from the source advisory — verify against the original.
Details
Original advisory: https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-53284
Exploitation outlook
EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-532840.43% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 36% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Referenced CVEs
| CVE | CSIRTS overview | External |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-53284 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
Same CVEs, other sources
How other CERTs, PSIRTs and databases cover the vulnerabilities in this advisory.
- medium[UPDATE] [medium] Linux Kernel: Multiple vulnerabilitiescert-bund
- unknownUSN-8664-1: Linux kernel (NVIDIA BaseOS) vulnerabilitiesubuntu
- unknownUSN-8663-1: Linux kernel (NVIDIA) vulnerabilitiesubuntu
- highUSN-8618-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilitiesubuntu
- highUSN-8603-1: Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilitiesubuntu
- highUSN-8593-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilitiesubuntu
- highUSN-8569-1: Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilitiesubuntu
- highUSN-8568-1: Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilitiesubuntu
- highUSN-8566-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilitiesubuntu
- highCVE-2026-53284: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: btrfs: only release the di…nvd
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