CVE-2026-43066

MEDIUM

ext4: fix iloc.bh leak in ext4_fc_replay_inode() error paths

Title source: cna
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ext4: fix iloc.bh leak in ext4_fc_replay_inode() error paths During code review, Joseph found that ext4_fc_replay_inode() calls ext4_get_fc_inode_loc() to get the inode location, which holds a reference to iloc.bh that must be released via brelse(). However, several error paths jump to the 'out' label without releasing iloc.bh: - ext4_handle_dirty_metadata() failure - sync_dirty_buffer() failure - ext4_mark_inode_used() failure - ext4_iget() failure Fix this by introducing an 'out_brelse' label placed just before the existing 'out' label to ensure iloc.bh is always released. Additionally, make ext4_fc_replay_inode() propagate errors properly instead of always returning 0.

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0012
EPSS Percentile 1.9%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-401
Status published
Products (27)
linux/Kernel 5.10.0 - 5.10.253linux
linux/Kernel 5.11.0 - 5.15.203linux
linux/Kernel 5.16.0 - 6.1.168linux
linux/Kernel 6.13.0 - 6.18.21linux
linux/Kernel 6.19.0 - 6.19.11linux
linux/Kernel 6.2.0 - 6.6.131linux
linux/Kernel 6.7.0 - 6.12.80linux
Linux/Linux < 5.10
Linux/Linux 5.10
Linux/Linux 5.10.253 - 5.10.*
... and 17 more
Published May 05, 2026
Tracked Since May 05, 2026