CVE-2026-93268
Gravedad:
Pendiente de análisis
Tipo:
No Disponible / Otro tipo
Fecha de publicación:
24/09/2026
Última modificación:
19/10/2026
Descripción
*** Pendiente de traducción *** In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:<br />
<br />
ext4: skip extra isize expansion during mount to prevent deadlock<br />
<br />
ext4_try_to_expand_extra_isize() is called from __ext4_mark_inode_dirty()<br />
while holding an active jbd2 handle. During mount (!SB_ACTIVE), the<br />
expand path may move xattrs to external blocks and release ea_inodes via<br />
iput(). When !SB_ACTIVE, iput() calls write_inode_now() which acquires<br />
s_writepages_rwsem, creating a circular lock dependency:<br />
<br />
s_writepages_rwsem --> jbd2_handle --> xattr_sem --> s_writepages_rwsem<br />
<br />
This can be triggered via:<br />
<br />
ext4_process_orphan() -> ext4_truncate() -> ext4_mark_inode_dirty()<br />
-> ext4_try_to_expand_extra_isize()<br />
<br />
or:<br />
<br />
ext4_evict_inode() -> ext4_mark_inode_dirty()<br />
-> ext4_try_to_expand_extra_isize()<br />
<br />
Skip expansion when !SB_ACTIVE. This is a minor loss of functionality<br />
(extra isize won&#39;t grow for these inodes during mount), which e2fsck<br />
can resolve later if needed.
Impacto
Referencias a soluciones, herramientas e información
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1dd4882dbdc8bfdf2182fa388883c143fac0902a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2fb8ff81659a57c42bb7b49e8339a2be2a318ef8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/41897f1bcf4ace5f1f28d0be784b6f4f0e929641
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7461c60b9c6a839b13ad4c3490681a0cf5aa0637
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7ace189b9ea79cf78df9c32b940ce12735f9459a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7ba09330d9ea6e996228316719eae812d7e04983
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9c3469377b1d8caba6bec6ef3c460810bbfb02cc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c5e6434cc55f30220b228be237bb666351f9f4dd


