CVE-2026-45899

ext4: drop extent cache when splitting extent fails

published May 27, 2026

CVSS
—
EPSS
0%
Percentile
5.1
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

ext4: drop extent cache when splitting extent fails

When the split extent fails, we might leave some extents still being

processed and return an error directly, which will result in stale

extent entries remaining in the extent status tree. So drop all of the

remaining potentially stale extents if the splitting fails.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00162 · 5.1th percentile
Published
2026-05-27T12:17Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 27 MAY 12:17Z
    ext4: drop extent cache when splitting extent fails
    cvelistv5