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Medium 5.5Published Feb 14, 2026
CVE-2026-23145In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ext4: fix iloc.bh leak in ext4_xattr_inode_update_ref The error branch for ext4_xattr_inode_update_ref forget to release the refcou…
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ext4: fix iloc.bh leak in ext4_xattr_inode_update_ref The error branch for ext4_xattr_inode_update_ref forget to release the refcount for iloc.bh. Find this when review code.
- CVSS
- 5.5 MEDIUM (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-401
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- Not given
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Jun 17, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
linux linux_kernel linux:linux_kernel | from 5.4.301 before 5.5; from 5.10.246 before 5.10.249; from 5.15.195 before 5.15.199; from 6.1.157 before 6.1.162; from 6.6.113 before 6.6.122; from 6.12.54 before 6.12.67; from 6.17.4 before 6.18.7; 6.19; and 4 more ranges | NVD |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/06e26287f2e349a28ad363941ffd9076bfed8b2epatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0b06cde92f2f960f4ebe3c988c69f2711f2a24dcpatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3b00c16e42428a1ecd3a5eb9cc37f8ad9bd47626patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6241cd1d0acc2363016ac55b8773ba1332dd59d7patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7c9f059c3d531a12d7ad96cd34a44b8af7c00d5fpatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8e8542c539927ae3898a4d02941f84e252e2dea1patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d250bdf531d9cd4096fedbb9f172bb2ca660c868patch
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