Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Feb 14, 2026
ext4: fix iloc.bh leak in ext4_xattr_inode_update_ref
CVE-2026-23145
Description
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.
Affected products
2- Linux/Linuxv5Range: 6.18
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
7- git.kernel.org/stable/c/06e26287f2e349a28ad363941ffd9076bfed8b2emitre
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/0b06cde92f2f960f4ebe3c988c69f2711f2a24dcmitre
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/3b00c16e42428a1ecd3a5eb9cc37f8ad9bd47626mitre
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/6241cd1d0acc2363016ac55b8773ba1332dd59d7mitre
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/7c9f059c3d531a12d7ad96cd34a44b8af7c00d5fmitre
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/8e8542c539927ae3898a4d02941f84e252e2dea1mitre
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/d250bdf531d9cd4096fedbb9f172bb2ca660c868mitre
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