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CVE-2025-68264
published 2025-12-16

CVE-2025-68264: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ext4: refresh inline data size before write operations The cached ei->i_inline_size can…

PriorityP423high7.8
EPSS
0.19%
9.2th percentile
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ext4: refresh inline data size before write operations The cached ei->i_inline_size can become stale between the initial size check and when ext4_update_inline_data()/ext4_create_inline_data() use it. Although ext4_get_max_inline_size() reads the correct value at the time of the check, concurrent xattr operations can modify i_inline_size before ext4_write_lock_xattr() is acquired. This causes ext4_update_inline_data() and ext4_create_inline_data() to work with stale capacity values, leading to a BUG_ON() crash in ext4_write_inline_data(): kernel BUG at fs/ext4/inline.c:1331! BUG_ON(pos + len > EXT4_I(inode)->i_inline_size); The race window: 1. ext4_get_max_inline_size() reads i_inline_size = 60 (correct) 2. Size check passes for 50-byte write 3. [Another thread adds xattr, i_inline_size changes to 40] 4. ext4_write_lock_xattr() acquires lock 5. ext4_update_inline_data() uses stale i_inline_size = 60 6. Attempts to write 50 bytes but only 40 bytes actually available 7. BUG_ON() triggers Fix this by recalculating i_inline_size via ext4_find_inline_data_nolock() immediately after acquiring xattr_sem. This ensures ext4_update_inline_data() and ext4_create_inline_data() work with current values that are protected from concurrent modifications. This is similar to commit a54c4613dac1 ("ext4: fix race writing to an inline_data file while its xattrs are changing") which fixed i_inline_off staleness. This patch addresses the related i_inline_size staleness issue.

Affected

48 ranges· showing 25
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
debianlinux< linux 6.1.162-1 (bookworm)linux 6.1.162-1 (bookworm)
debianlinux-6.1< linux 6.1.162-1 (bookworm)linux 6.1.162-1 (bookworm)
linuxlinux
linuxlinux>= 67cf5b09a46f72e048501b84996f2f77bc42e947 < 54ab81ae5f218452e64470cd8a8139bb5880fe2b54ab81ae5f218452e64470cd8a8139bb5880fe2b
linuxlinux>= 67cf5b09a46f72e048501b84996f2f77bc42e947 < 43bf001f0fe4e59bba47c897505222f959f4a1cc43bf001f0fe4e59bba47c897505222f959f4a1cc
linuxlinux>= 67cf5b09a46f72e048501b84996f2f77bc42e947 < 89c2c41f0974e530b2d032c3695095aa0559adb189c2c41f0974e530b2d032c3695095aa0559adb1
linuxlinux>= 67cf5b09a46f72e048501b84996f2f77bc42e947 < 1687a055a555347b002f406676a1aaae4668f2421687a055a555347b002f406676a1aaae4668f242
linuxlinux>= 67cf5b09a46f72e048501b84996f2f77bc42e947 < 210ac60a86a3ad2c76ae60e0dc71c34af6e7ea0b210ac60a86a3ad2c76ae60e0dc71c34af6e7ea0b
linuxlinux>= 67cf5b09a46f72e048501b84996f2f77bc42e947 < ca43ea29b4c4d2764aec8a26cffcfb677a871e6eca43ea29b4c4d2764aec8a26cffcfb677a871e6e
linuxlinux>= 67cf5b09a46f72e048501b84996f2f77bc42e947 < 58df743faf21ceb1880f930aa5dd428e2a5e415d58df743faf21ceb1880f930aa5dd428e2a5e415d
linuxlinux>= 67cf5b09a46f72e048501b84996f2f77bc42e947 < 892e1cf17555735e9d021ab036c36bc7b58b0e3b892e1cf17555735e9d021ab036c36bc7b58b0e3b
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 5.10.249-15.10.249-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.1.162-16.1.162-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.12.63-16.12.63-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.17.12-16.17.12-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 5.15.0-173.1835.15.0-173.183
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.17.0-19.196.17.0-19.19
linuxlinux_kernel>= 3.8.0 < 5.10.2485.10.248
linuxlinux_kernel>= 5.11.0 < 5.15.1985.15.198
linuxlinux_kernel>= 5.16.0 < 6.1.1606.1.160
linuxlinux_kernel>= 6.13.0 < 6.17.126.17.12
linuxlinux_kernel>= 6.18.0 < 6.18.16.18.1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 6.2.0 < 6.6.1206.6.120
linuxlinux_kernel>= 6.7.0 < 6.12.626.12.62
msrcazl3_kernel_6.6.117.1-1_on_azure_linux_3.0

CVSS provenance

osv7.8HIGH
vendor_ubuntu7.8HIGH
vendor_msrc5.5MEDIUM
vendor_redhat5.5LOW
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