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CVE and vendor PSIRT advisories from 13 sources, last 30 days. Updated hourly, last run
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ext4: don't enable large folios on encrypted inodes
Commit 709f0f1f1bf5 ("ext4: add checks for large...
LinuxLinux, Linux kernel, Linux ext4
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CVE-2026-98941In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ext4: don't enable large folios on encrypted inodes
Commit 709f0f1f1bf5 ("ext4: add checks for large...
Executive summaryA flaw in the Linux kernel's ext4 filesystem can cause a crash when encrypted data is written, if the encrypt feature is enabled on a filesystem that is already mounted. The advisory describes it as a NULL pointer dereference that crashes the kernel; it does not state a severity score. The fix disables large folios on encrypted files, which the advisory presents as the resolution. Technical summaryThe weakness is a kernel NULL pointer dereference in ext4 I/O completion, triggered when writing encrypted data after the encrypt feature is enabled on a mounted filesystem, which bypasses a mount-time check added by commit 709f0f1f1bf5. The advisory says the crash occurs in ext4_finish_bio via the ext4-rsv-conversion workqueue. The fix is in ext4_set_inode_mapping_order, which now also sets max_order to min_order for inodes with the EXT4_INODE_ENCRYPT flag. The advisory says it affects kernels between v6.19 and v7.2 and is not needed in v7.3. Attack vector, required privileges, and CVSS score are not stated. Workarounds and detection guidance are not stated beyond the kernel patch. Summaries are generated by AI from the linked advisory text. Confirm versions and fixes at the source. Summarized from git.kernel.org/stable/c/40554d1221e3d2f…192b74a05d89eb3620e7 Impact if exploitedConfidentialityHigh IntegrityHigh AvailabilityHigh
How it is exploited
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Affects
NIST National Vulnerability DatabasePublished
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