CVE-2026-43066
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.
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Additionally, make ext4_fc_replay_inode() propagate errors properly instead of always returning 0.
CVSS
- Versión: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Puntuación base: 5.5
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.16%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 5
- Fecha de la puntuación: 6/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
Tecnologías afectadas (1)
CWE
- CWE-401
Referencias
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0892f12cd49fde5d5db68137923db107f894f3a3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/19782b4c793b49a6aa4abbb307ddff3610009d21
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5a63033696e60b5d70816f1d119645ac5b0b0a03
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9c90449a9ac2cd1ba540ad2561b8b70c1bfb0a25
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c426231e3d51916e83b6d1ab7ed8a65e83bca5b4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ca99cbcc316cdfd2040cc2b13d1426ccb3b3b50b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ec0a7500d8eace5b4f305fa0c594dd148f0e8d29
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f7817ad399d604e8639005d87d148b5ec626ad26
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