Medium · published February 14, 2026
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.
| Product | Versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| linux/linux_kernel | ≥ 5.4.301, < 5.5 | 5.5 |
| linux/linux_kernel | ≥ 5.10.246, < 5.10.249 | 5.10.249 |
| linux/linux_kernel | ≥ 5.15.195, < 5.15.199 | 5.15.199 |
| linux/linux_kernel | ≥ 6.1.157, < 6.1.162 | 6.1.162 |
| linux/linux_kernel | ≥ 6.6.113, < 6.6.122 | 6.6.122 |
| linux/linux_kernel | ≥ 6.12.54, < 6.12.67 | 6.12.67 |
| linux/linux_kernel | ≥ 6.17.4, < 6.18.7 | 6.18.7 |
| linux/linux_kernel | all versions | — |
| linux/linux_kernel | all versions | — |
| linux/linux_kernel | all versions | — |
| linux/linux_kernel | all versions | — |
| linux/linux_kernel | all versions | — |