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CVE-2026-31452
published 2026-04-22

CVE-2026-31452: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ext4: convert inline data to extents when truncate exceeds inline size Add a check in…

PriorityP341high7.8CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRLUINSUCHIHAH
EPSS
0.14%
3.4th percentile
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ext4: convert inline data to extents when truncate exceeds inline size Add a check in ext4_setattr() to convert files from inline data storage to extent-based storage when truncate() grows the file size beyond the inline capacity. This prevents the filesystem from entering an inconsistent state where the inline data flag is set but the file size exceeds what can be stored inline. Without this fix, the following sequence causes a kernel BUG_ON(): 1. Mount filesystem with inode that has inline flag set and small size 2. truncate(file, 50MB) - grows size but inline flag remains set 3. sendfile() attempts to write data 4. ext4_write_inline_data() hits BUG_ON(write_size > inline_capacity) The crash occurs because ext4_write_inline_data() expects inline storage to accommodate the write, but the actual inline capacity (~60 bytes for i_block + ~96 bytes for xattrs) is far smaller than the file size and write request. The fix checks if the new size from setattr exceeds the inode's actual inline capacity (EXT4_I(inode)->i_inline_size) and converts the file to extent-based storage before proceeding with the size change. This addresses the root cause by ensuring the inline data flag and file size remain consistent during truncate operations.

Affected

59 ranges· showing 25
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
linuxlinux
linuxlinux>= 67cf5b09a46f72e048501b84996f2f77bc42e947 < 110d7ef602659ce4d7947c5480f7ca2779696aaf110d7ef602659ce4d7947c5480f7ca2779696aaf
linuxlinux>= 67cf5b09a46f72e048501b84996f2f77bc42e947 < f53a5d9f32924bc2a810d2df243b7714da58b636f53a5d9f32924bc2a810d2df243b7714da58b636
linuxlinux>= 67cf5b09a46f72e048501b84996f2f77bc42e947 < c047332be7195833a5c5126816c2502df8269fe4c047332be7195833a5c5126816c2502df8269fe4
linuxlinux>= 67cf5b09a46f72e048501b84996f2f77bc42e947 < 699bac4d4c951974d55b045c983d1de777215949699bac4d4c951974d55b045c983d1de777215949
linuxlinux>= 67cf5b09a46f72e048501b84996f2f77bc42e947 < 7920dcc571cef3d8aa9ee109c136125d61d416697920dcc571cef3d8aa9ee109c136125d61d41669
linuxlinux>= 67cf5b09a46f72e048501b84996f2f77bc42e947 < 93cb2d103e5c707de0f7ad58a39b7f0fddc27aa693cb2d103e5c707de0f7ad58a39b7f0fddc27aa6
linuxlinux>= 67cf5b09a46f72e048501b84996f2f77bc42e947 < 07c1a31af18290054da3d18221b8bf58983c5d3a07c1a31af18290054da3d18221b8bf58983c5d3a
linuxlinux>= 67cf5b09a46f72e048501b84996f2f77bc42e947 < ed9356a30e59c7cc3198e7fc46cfedf3767b9b17ed9356a30e59c7cc3198e7fc46cfedf3767b9b17
linuxlinux_kernel
linuxlinux_kernel
linuxlinux_kernel
linuxlinux_kernel
linuxlinux_kernel
linuxlinux_kernel
linuxlinux_kernel>= 3.8 < 5.10.2535.10.253
linuxlinux_kernel>= 5.11 < 5.15.2035.15.203
linuxlinux_kernel>= 5.16 < 6.1.1686.1.168
linuxlinux_kernel>= 6.13 < 6.18.216.18.21
linuxlinux_kernel>= 6.19 < 6.19.116.19.11
linuxlinux_kernel>= 6.2 < 6.6.1316.6.131
linuxlinux_kernel>= 6.7 < 6.12.806.12.80
ubuntulinux
ubuntulinux-aws
ubuntulinux-aws-5.15

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.17.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
vendor_ubuntu7.1HIGH
vendor_redhat5.5MEDIUM
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