CVE-2025-68820
ext4: xattr: fix null pointer deref in ext4_raw_inode()
CVSS Score
0.0
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ext4: xattr: fix null pointer deref in ext4_raw_inode() If ext4_get_inode_loc() fails (e.g. if it returns -EFSCORRUPTED), iloc.bh will remain set to NULL. Since ext4_xattr_inode_dec_ref_all() lacks error checking, this will lead to a null pointer dereference in ext4_raw_inode(), called right after ext4_get_inode_loc(). Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.
| Vendor | linux |
| Product | linux |
| Ecosystems | |
| Industries | Technology |
| Published | Jan 13, 2026 |
| Last Updated | May 11, 2026 |
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Affected Versions
Linux / Linux
76c365fa7e2a8bb85f0190cdb4b8cdc99b2fdce3 < b72a3476f0c97d02f63a6e9fff127348d55436f6 f737418b6de31c962c7192777ee4018906975383 < 3d8d22e75f7edfa0b30ff27330fd6a1285d594c3 cf9291a3449b04688b81e32621e88de8f4314b54 < 190ad0f22ba49f1101182b80e3af50ca2ddfe72f 362a90cecd36e8a5c415966d0b75b04a0270e4dd < b5d942922182e82724b7152cb998f540132885ec eb59cc31b6ea076021d14b04e7faab1636b87d0e < 5b154e901fda2e98570b8f426a481f5740097dc2 c8e008b60492cf6fd31ef127aea6d02fd3d314cd < ce5f54c065a4a7cbb92787f4f140917112350142 c8e008b60492cf6fd31ef127aea6d02fd3d314cd < b97cb7d6a051aa6ebd57906df0e26e9e36c26d14 6aff941cb0f7d0c897c3698ad2e30672709135e3 3bc6317033f365ce578eb6039445fb66162722fd 836e625b03a666cf93ff5be328c8cb30336db872
Linux / Linux
6.15
References
git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b72a3476f0c97d02f63a6e9fff127348d55436f6 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3d8d22e75f7edfa0b30ff27330fd6a1285d594c3 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/190ad0f22ba49f1101182b80e3af50ca2ddfe72f git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b5d942922182e82724b7152cb998f540132885ec git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5b154e901fda2e98570b8f426a481f5740097dc2 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ce5f54c065a4a7cbb92787f4f140917112350142 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b97cb7d6a051aa6ebd57906df0e26e9e36c26d14