Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Apr 22, 2026· Updated May 6, 2026
CVE-2026-31451
CVE-2026-31451
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ext4: replace BUG_ON with proper error handling in ext4_read_inline_folio
Replace BUG_ON() with proper error handling when inline data size exceeds PAGE_SIZE. This prevents kernel panic and allows the system to continue running while properly reporting the filesystem corruption.
The error is logged via ext4_error_inode(), the buffer head is released to prevent memory leak, and -EFSCORRUPTED is returned to indicate filesystem corruption.
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Affected products
6cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 5 more
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=3.8,<6.6.131
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
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References
5- git.kernel.org/stable/c/356227096eb66e41b23caf7045e6304877322edfnvdPatch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/65c6c30ce6362c1c684568744ea510c921a756cdnvdPatch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/823849a26af089ffc5dfdd2ae4b9d446b46a0cdanvdPatch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/a7d600e04732a7d29b107c91fe3aec64cf6ce7f2nvdPatch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/d4b3f370c3d8f7ce565d4a718572c9f7c12f77ednvdPatch
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