CVE-2026-46094 (GCVE-0-2026-46094)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-05-27 12:58 – Updated: 2026-06-14 17:53
VLAI
Title
ext4: fix bounds check in check_xattrs() to prevent out-of-bounds access
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ext4: fix bounds check in check_xattrs() to prevent out-of-bounds access The bounds check for the next xattr entry in check_xattrs() uses (void *)next >= end, which allows next to point within sizeof(u32) bytes of end. On the next loop iteration, IS_LAST_ENTRY() reads 4 bytes via *(__u32 *)(entry), which can overrun the valid xattr region. For example, if next lands at end - 1, the check passes since next < end, but IS_LAST_ENTRY() reads 4 bytes starting at end - 1, accessing 3 bytes beyond the valid region. Fix this by changing the check to (void *)next + sizeof(u32) > end, ensuring there is always enough space for the IS_LAST_ENTRY() read on the subsequent iteration.
Severity
7.1 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Assigner
Linux CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard D 54/100 over 6619 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Linux Linux Affected: 3478c83cf26bbffd026ae6a56bcb1fe544f0834e , < ab6da97bc310db35d4e4ef5354bc3ff626b0698c (git)
Affected: 3478c83cf26bbffd026ae6a56bcb1fe544f0834e , < 5a5314d2387633a272a04d1bd8727f99058e4e68 (git)
Affected: 3478c83cf26bbffd026ae6a56bcb1fe544f0834e , < 537e065977022aa22f2c2503e8accaf16622e0fd (git)
Affected: 3478c83cf26bbffd026ae6a56bcb1fe544f0834e , < 520986722dbf869c122252123fc161c7302eab7d (git)
Affected: 3478c83cf26bbffd026ae6a56bcb1fe544f0834e , < eceafc31ea7b42c984ece10d79d505c0bb6615d5 (git)
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Linux Linux Affected: 6.3
Unaffected: 0 , < 6.3 (semver)
Unaffected: 6.6.140 , ≤ 6.6.* (semver)
Unaffected: 6.12.86 , ≤ 6.12.* (semver)
Unaffected: 6.18.27 , ≤ 6.18.* (semver)
Unaffected: 7.0.4 , ≤ 7.0.* (semver)
Unaffected: 7.1 , ≤ * (original_commit_for_fix)
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