CVE-2026-45948
ext4: fix memory leak in ext4_ext_shift_extents()
CVSS Score
0.0
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ext4: fix memory leak in ext4_ext_shift_extents() In ext4_ext_shift_extents(), if the extent is NULL in the while loop, the function returns immediately without releasing the path obtained via ext4_find_extent(), leading to a memory leak. Fix this by jumping to the out label to ensure the path is properly released.
| Vendor | linux |
| Product | linux |
| Ecosystems | |
| Industries | Technology |
| Published | May 27, 2026 |
Stay Ahead of the Next One
Get instant alerts for linux linux
Be the first to know when new unknown vulnerabilities affecting linux linux are published — delivered to Slack, Telegram or Discord.
Get Free Alerts →
Free · No credit card · 60 sec setup
Affected Versions
Linux / Linux
a18ed359bdddcded4f97ff5e2f07793ff9336913 < 7e807cb8603b7664fa630a696cd891d9a03c248d a18ed359bdddcded4f97ff5e2f07793ff9336913 < afc5e61e1a07b2b833bd72cbee36ecce9cd901e2 a18ed359bdddcded4f97ff5e2f07793ff9336913 < 1bce219ee5512cf179ba40cf114945a14a16e21f a18ed359bdddcded4f97ff5e2f07793ff9336913 < 4a79fde8db7eba7f1128d971ceba4e3c9ac84aec a18ed359bdddcded4f97ff5e2f07793ff9336913 < 2f4b1052246ca646bb17bfe0f53df2fdf9729b58 a18ed359bdddcded4f97ff5e2f07793ff9336913 < 12615ab4bfb69678e5d961b28bb70040299e51b1 a18ed359bdddcded4f97ff5e2f07793ff9336913 < bd7b52557e4a3ccd7595fdb3a585f1257de57935 a18ed359bdddcded4f97ff5e2f07793ff9336913 < ca81109d4a8f192dc1cbad4a1ee25246363c2833
Linux / Linux
3.15
References
git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7e807cb8603b7664fa630a696cd891d9a03c248d git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/afc5e61e1a07b2b833bd72cbee36ecce9cd901e2 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1bce219ee5512cf179ba40cf114945a14a16e21f git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4a79fde8db7eba7f1128d971ceba4e3c9ac84aec git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2f4b1052246ca646bb17bfe0f53df2fdf9729b58 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/12615ab4bfb69678e5d961b28bb70040299e51b1 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bd7b52557e4a3ccd7595fdb3a585f1257de57935 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ca81109d4a8f192dc1cbad4a1ee25246363c2833