Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ext4: fix missing brelse() in ext4_xattr_inode_dec_ref_all() The commit c8e008b60492 ("ext4: ignore xattrs past end") introduced a refcount leak in when block_csum is false. ext4_xattr_inode_dec_ref_all() calls ext4_get_inode_loc() to get iloc.bh, but never releases it with brelse().
Affected products
linux: linux kernel
References10
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/097227f1ffe1a85bc3c359f81c71e3d40e06e920 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/153ab2c52355fbebcae622db8e7b506492c73a29 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/1bc1107a3a403a6d440673ed6666f7b07ef868a8 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/1e6b0a69bf2c9c819255c7566e4355536d81d9cf Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/77d059519382bd66283e6a4e83ee186e87e7708f Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/b706d00206a9e82362a9633efbd8b5775650169b Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/dd98a5603a212ea9c96c6982ccdbcc748fdb9a56 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/f072906688933bf47fabbaf63560be03357c8298 Patch
- cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-019113.html
- cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-457936.html
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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5.5
MEDIUM
Score source: NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - EPSS — exploit probability
- 0% percentile: 3 · as of 14 November 2026
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