Improper control of a resource through its lifetime in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-45985

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Improper control of a resource through its lifetime in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-45985

Published: May 28, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU132510
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4 BT: 4.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-45985
CWE-ID: CWE-664
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to disclose sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to improper extent state handling in ext4_split_convert_extents() when allocating blocks during within-EOF direct I/O and writeback with dioread_nolock enabled. A local user can trigger a failed direct I/O write that splits an unwritten extent to disclose sensitive information.

The issue can occur when a temporary ENOSPC condition happens during extent splitting, causing inconsistency between the on-disk extent state and the extent status tree.


Affected software

Linux kernel
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15
SUSE Linux Micro Extras
SUSE Linux Micro
SUSE Real Time Module
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching
Public Cloud Module
Legacy Module
Development Tools Module
Basesystem Module
Ubuntu
openEuler
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_62-rt-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_17-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_62-rt
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_66-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_66-default
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_18-debugsource
kernel-debuginfo
kernel-tools
kernel-debugsource
kernel-devel
kernel-headers
kernel-source
kernel-tools-debuginfo
kernel-tools-devel
perf
perf-debuginfo
python3-perf
python3-perf-debuginfo
bpftool
kernel
bpftool-debuginfo
linux (Ubuntu package)
linux-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia-tegra (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-ibm-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-fips (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)
kernel-rt
kernel-64kb
kernel-kvmsmall-debugsource
kernel-kvmsmall-debuginfo
kernel-macros
kernel-default-livepatch
kernel-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-debugsource
kernel-kvmsmall
kernel-default
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo
kernel-rt-devel
kernel-rt-debugsource
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo
kernel-syms
kernel-obs-build-debugsource
kernel-default-devel
kernel-obs-build
kernel-64kb-devel
kernel-64kb-debugsource
kernel-rt-livepatch
kernel-rt-debuginfo
kernel-source-rt
kernel-devel-rt
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-rt
gfs2-kmp-rt
ocfs2-kmp-rt
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-syms-rt
cluster-md-kmp-rt
kernel-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-default-extra
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo
kernel-azure-devel
cluster-md-kmp-default
kernel-zfcpdump
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-azure-debugsource
dlm-kmp-default
gfs2-kmp-default
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-default
reiserfs-kmp-default
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo
kernel-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo
kernel-azure
kernel-default-livepatch-devel
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource
kernel-default-base
kernel-docs
linux-fips (Ubuntu package)
linux-hwe-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-oracle-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-aws-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-fde-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-gcp-fips (Ubuntu package)

How to mitigate CVE-2026-45985

Install security update from vendor's repository.

kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_62-rt-debuginfo - update to 1-150700.1.3.1
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_17-debugsource - update to 1-150700.1.3.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_62-rt - update to 1-150700.1.3.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_66-default-debuginfo - update to 1-150700.15.3.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_66-default - update to 1-150700.15.3.1
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_18-debugsource - update to 1-150700.15.3.1
kernel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.10.0-318.0.0.221, 6.6.0-145.1.15.153
kernel-tools - addressed in versions 5.10.0-318.0.0.221, 6.6.0-145.1.15.153
kernel-debugsource - addressed in versions 5.10.0-318.0.0.221, 6.6.0-145.1.15.153
kernel-devel - addressed in versions 5.10.0-318.0.0.221, 6.6.0-145.1.15.153
kernel-headers - addressed in versions 5.10.0-318.0.0.221, 6.6.0-145.1.15.153
kernel-source - addressed in versions 5.10.0-318.0.0.221, 6.6.0-145.1.15.153
kernel-tools-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.10.0-318.0.0.221, 6.6.0-145.1.15.153
kernel-tools-devel - addressed in versions 5.10.0-318.0.0.221, 6.6.0-145.1.15.153
perf - addressed in versions 5.10.0-318.0.0.221, 6.6.0-145.1.15.153
perf-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.10.0-318.0.0.221, 6.6.0-145.1.15.153
python3-perf - addressed in versions 5.10.0-318.0.0.221, 6.6.0-145.1.15.153
python3-perf-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.10.0-318.0.0.221, 6.6.0-145.1.15.153
bpftool - addressed in versions 5.10.0-318.0.0.221, 6.6.0-145.1.15.153
kernel - addressed in versions 5.10.0-318.0.0.221, 6.6.0-145.1.15.153
bpftool-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.10.0-318.0.0.221, 6.6.0-145.1.15.153
linux (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.184.155, 5.15.0-184.194, 5.15.0-184.194~20.04.1, 5.15.0.186.166, 5.15.0-186.196, 5.15.0-186.196~20.04.1, 5.15.0.1075.78, 5.15.0-1075.79, 5.15.0.1095.94, 5.15.0-1095.103, 5.15.0.1104.100, 5.15.0-1104.109, 5.15.0.1108.107, 5.15.0-1108.114, 5.15.0.1111.115, 5.15.0-1111.120+fips1, 5.15.0.1112.102, 5.15.0.1112.109, 5.15.0-1112.122, 5.15.0-1112.122+fips1, 6.8.0-136.136, 6.8.0-1046.50, 6.8.0-1059.67, 6.8.0-1064.72, 6.8.0-1064.72~22.04.1, 6.8.1-1056.57, 6.8.1-1056.57~22.04.2
linux-aws (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.186.109, 5.15.0-186.196+fips1, 5.15.0.1106.103, 5.15.0-1106.110, 5.15.0.1107.107, 5.15.0-1107.108, 5.15.0.1112.108, 5.15.0.1112.115, 5.15.0-1112.119, 5.15.0-1112.119+fips1, 5.15.0-1112.119~20.04.1, 6.8.0-1061.64+1
linux-nvidia-tegra (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1053.53, 5.15.0.1053.55, 5.15.0.1064.64, 5.15.0-1064.66
linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1064.66~20.04.1
linux-ibm-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1106.110~20.04.1
linux-azure (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1109.105, 5.15.0-1109.115, 5.15.0.1117.115, 5.15.0-1117.126, 6.8.0-1063.71, 6.8.0-1063.71~22.04.1
linux-azure-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1109.115~20.04.1, 5.15.0-1117.126~20.04.1, 5.15.0-1117.126~20.04.2
linux-azure-fips (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1117.102, 5.15.0-1117.126+fips1, 6.8.0-1063.71+fips2
linux-azure-fde (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1117.126, 6.8.0-1062.69
kernel-rt - addressed in versions 6.4.0-49.1, 6.4.0-150700.7.62.1
kernel-64kb - addressed in versions 6.4.0-49.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
kernel-kvmsmall-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-49.1
kernel-kvmsmall-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-49.1
kernel-source - addressed in versions 6.4.0-49.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
kernel-macros - addressed in versions 6.4.0-49.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
kernel-devel - addressed in versions 6.4.0-49.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
kernel-default-livepatch - addressed in versions 6.4.0-49.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
kernel-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-49.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
kernel-default-debugsource - addressed in versions 6.4.0-49.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
kernel-kvmsmall - update to 6.4.0-49.1
kernel-default - addressed in versions 6.4.0-49.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-49.1, 6.4.0-150700.7.62.1
kernel-rt-devel - addressed in versions 6.4.0-49.1, 6.4.0-150700.7.62.1
kernel-rt-debugsource - addressed in versions 6.4.0-49.1, 6.4.0-150700.7.62.1
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-49.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
kernel-syms - addressed in versions 6.4.0-49.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
kernel-obs-build-debugsource - addressed in versions 6.4.0-49.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
kernel-default-devel - addressed in versions 6.4.0-49.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
kernel-obs-build - addressed in versions 6.4.0-49.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
kernel-64kb-devel - addressed in versions 6.4.0-49.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
kernel-64kb-debugsource - addressed in versions 6.4.0-49.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
kernel-rt-livepatch - update to 6.4.0-49.1
kernel-rt-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-49.1, 6.4.0-150700.7.62.1
kernel-source-rt - addressed in versions 6.4.0-49.1, 6.4.0-150700.7.62.1
kernel-devel-rt - addressed in versions 6.4.0-49.1, 6.4.0-150700.7.62.1
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.62.1
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.62.1
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.62.1
dlm-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.62.1
gfs2-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.62.1
ocfs2-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.62.1
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.62.1
kernel-syms-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.62.1
cluster-md-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.62.1
kernel-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
kernel-default-extra - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
kernel-azure-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
cluster-md-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
kernel-zfcpdump - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
kernel-azure-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
dlm-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
gfs2-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
ocfs2-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
reiserfs-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
kernel-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
kernel-azure - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
kernel-default-livepatch-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
kernel-default-base - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1.150700.17.39.1
kernel-docs - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.66.2
linux-fips (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-136.136+fips2, 6.8.0-136.136.2, 6.8.0-136.136.2~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1058.61
linux-hwe-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-136.136~22.04.1
linux-ibm (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1030.31, 6.8.0-1033.34, 6.8.0-1061.62, 6.8.0-1061.62~22.04.1
linux-oracle-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1058.61~22.04.1
linux-nvidia (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1059.62, 6.8.0-1059.62.1, 6.8.0-1059.62~22.04.1
linux-aws-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1061.64+fips1, 6.8.0-1061.64~22.04.1
linux-azure-fde-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1062.69~22.04.1
linux-gcp-fips (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1064.72+fips1

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