Bug 2439842 (CVE-2026-23145) - CVE-2026-23145 kernel: ext4: fix iloc.bh leak in ext4_xattr_inode_update_ref
Summary: CVE-2026-23145 kernel: ext4: fix iloc.bh leak in ext4_xattr_inode_update_ref
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-23145
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Reported: 2026-02-14 16:01 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-02-16 08:39 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-02-14 16:01:16 UTC 
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

ext4: fix iloc.bh leak in ext4_xattr_inode_update_ref

The error branch for ext4_xattr_inode_update_ref forget to release the
refcount for iloc.bh. Find this when review code.
Comment 1 Alexander B 2026-02-16 08:32:28 UTC 
Upstream advisory:
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2026021417-CVE-2026-23145-0c0b@gregkh/T
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