Bug 2429096 (CVE-2025-68820) - CVE-2025-68820 kernel: ext4: xattr: fix null pointer deref in ext4_raw_inode()
Summary: CVE-2025-68820 kernel: ext4: xattr: fix null pointer deref in ext4_raw_inode()
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2025-68820
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Reported: 2026-01-13 16:06 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-02-12 08:10 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-01-13 16:06:28 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

ext4: xattr: fix null pointer deref in ext4_raw_inode()

If ext4_get_inode_loc() fails (e.g. if it returns -EFSCORRUPTED),
iloc.bh will remain set to NULL. Since ext4_xattr_inode_dec_ref_all()
lacks error checking, this will lead to a null pointer dereference
in ext4_raw_inode(), called right after ext4_get_inode_loc().

Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.


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