CVE-2026-46046
ext4: fix missing brelse() in ext4_xattr_inode_dec_ref_all()
CVSS Score
0.0
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
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().
| Vendor | linux |
| Product | linux |
| Ecosystems | |
| Industries | Technology |
| Published | May 27, 2026 |
| Last Updated | Jun 1, 2026 |
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Affected Versions
Linux / Linux
76c365fa7e2a8bb85f0190cdb4b8cdc99b2fdce3 < dd98a5603a212ea9c96c6982ccdbcc748fdb9a56 f737418b6de31c962c7192777ee4018906975383 < 153ab2c52355fbebcae622db8e7b506492c73a29 cf9291a3449b04688b81e32621e88de8f4314b54 < b706d00206a9e82362a9633efbd8b5775650169b 362a90cecd36e8a5c415966d0b75b04a0270e4dd < 1bc1107a3a403a6d440673ed6666f7b07ef868a8 eb59cc31b6ea076021d14b04e7faab1636b87d0e < 097227f1ffe1a85bc3c359f81c71e3d40e06e920 c8e008b60492cf6fd31ef127aea6d02fd3d314cd < 1e6b0a69bf2c9c819255c7566e4355536d81d9cf c8e008b60492cf6fd31ef127aea6d02fd3d314cd < f072906688933bf47fabbaf63560be03357c8298 c8e008b60492cf6fd31ef127aea6d02fd3d314cd < 77d059519382bd66283e6a4e83ee186e87e7708f 6aff941cb0f7d0c897c3698ad2e30672709135e3 3bc6317033f365ce578eb6039445fb66162722fd 836e625b03a666cf93ff5be328c8cb30336db872 5.10.237 < 5.10.258 5.15.181 < 5.15.209 6.1.135 < 6.1.175 6.6.88 < 6.6.140 6.12.24 < 6.12.86 5.4.293 < 5.5 6.13.12 < 6.14 6.14.3 < 6.15
Linux / Linux
6.15
References
git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dd98a5603a212ea9c96c6982ccdbcc748fdb9a56 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/153ab2c52355fbebcae622db8e7b506492c73a29 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b706d00206a9e82362a9633efbd8b5775650169b git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1bc1107a3a403a6d440673ed6666f7b07ef868a8 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/097227f1ffe1a85bc3c359f81c71e3d40e06e920 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1e6b0a69bf2c9c819255c7566e4355536d81d9cf git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f072906688933bf47fabbaf63560be03357c8298 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/77d059519382bd66283e6a4e83ee186e87e7708f