SB2026021644 - Memory leak in Linux kernel ext4
Published: February 16, 2026
Security Bulletin ID
SB2026021644
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-23145)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the ext4_xattr_inode_update_ref() function in fs/ext4/xattr.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/06e26287f2e349a28ad363941ffd9076bfed8b2e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0b06cde92f2f960f4ebe3c988c69f2711f2a24dc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3b00c16e42428a1ecd3a5eb9cc37f8ad9bd47626
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6241cd1d0acc2363016ac55b8773ba1332dd59d7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7c9f059c3d531a12d7ad96cd34a44b8af7c00d5f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8e8542c539927ae3898a4d02941f84e252e2dea1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d250bdf531d9cd4096fedbb9f172bb2ca660c868