ext4: fix inode leak in ext4_xattr_inode_create() on an error path (Linux Linux)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.25 % · percentile 17 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- Linux
- NVD status
- Deferred
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ext4: fix inode leak in ext4_xattr_inode_create() on an error path There is issue as follows when do setxattr with inject fault: [localhost]# fsck.ext4 -fn /dev/sda e2fsck 1.46.6-rc1 (12-Sep-2022) Pass 1: Checking inodes, blocks, and sizes Pass 2: Checking directory structure Pass 3: Checking directory connectivity Pass 4: Checking reference counts Unattached zero-length inode 15. Clear? no Unattached inode 15 Connect to /lost+found? no Pass 5: Checking group summary information /dev/sda: ********** WARNING: Filesystem still has errors ********** /dev/sda: 15/655360 files (0.0% non-contiguous), 66755/2621440 blocks This occurs in 'ext4_xattr_inode_create()'. If 'ext4_mark_inode_dirty()' fails, dropping i_nlink of the inode is needed. Or will lead to inode leak.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0f709e08caffb41bbc9b38b9a4c1bd0769794007
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eab94a46560f68d4bcd15222701ced479f84f427
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9ef603086c5b796fde1c7f22a17d0fc826ba54cb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9882601ee689975c1c0076ee65bf222a2a35e535
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/322cf639b0b7f137543072c55545adab782b3a25
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fdaaf45786dc8c17a72901021772520fceb18f8c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/70e5b46beba64706430a87a6d516054225e8ac8a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e4db04f7d3dbbe16680e0ded27ea2a65b10f766a
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2022-55853
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2022-50845
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0225 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0170 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0108 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Linux · Linux | affected bd3b963b273e247e13979f98812a6e4979b5c1e4 < 0f709e08caffb41bbc9b38b9a4c1bd0769794007 ; affected bd3b963b273e247e13979f98812a6e4979b5c1e4 < eab94a46560f68d4bcd15222701ced479f84f427 ; affected bd3b963b273e247e13979f98812a6e4979b5c1e4 < 9ef603086c5b796fde1c7f22a17d0fc826ba54cb ; affected bd3b963b273e247e13979f98812a6e4979b5c1e4 < 9882601ee689975c1c0076ee65bf222a2a35e535 ; affected bd3b963b273e247e13979f98812a6e4979b5c1e4 < 322cf639b0b7f137543072c55545adab782b3a25 ; affected bd3b963b273e247e13979f98812a6e4979b5c1e4 < fdaaf45786dc8c17a72901021772520fceb18f8c |
| Linux · Linux | affected 4.13 ; unaffected 0 < 4.13 ; unaffected 4.14.303 ≤ 4.14.* ; unaffected 4.19.270 ≤ 4.19.* ; unaffected 5.4.229 ≤ 5.4.* ; unaffected 5.10.163 ≤ 5.10.* |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |