{ "dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.2", "cveMetadata": { "cveId": "CVE-2026-45858", "assignerOrgId": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "state": "PUBLISHED", "assignerShortName": "Linux", "dateReserved": "2026-05-13T15:03:33.079Z", "datePublished": "2026-05-27T12:15:37.738Z", "dateUpdated": "2026-05-30T10:41:40.719Z" }, "containers": { "cna": { "providerMetadata": { "orgId": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "shortName": "Linux", "dateUpdated": "2026-05-30T10:41:40.719Z" }, "descriptions": [ { "lang": "en", "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\next4: don't zero the entire extent if EXT4_EXT_DATA_PARTIAL_VALID1\n\nWhen allocating initialized blocks from a large unwritten extent, or\nwhen splitting an unwritten extent during end I/O and converting it to\ninitialized, there is currently a potential issue of stale data if the\nextent needs to be split in the middle.\n\n 0 A B N\n [UUUUUUUUUUUU] U: unwritten extent\n [--DDDDDDDD--] D: valid data\n |<- ->| ----> this range needs to be initialized\n\next4_split_extent() first try to split this extent at B with\nEXT4_EXT_DATA_ENTIRE_VALID1 and EXT4_EXT_MAY_ZEROOUT flag set, but\next4_split_extent_at() failed to split this extent due to temporary lack\nof space. It zeroout B to N and mark the entire extent from 0 to N\nas written.\n\n 0 A B N\n [WWWWWWWWWWWW] W: written extent\n [SSDDDDDDDDZZ] Z: zeroed, S: stale data\n\next4_split_extent() then try to split this extent at A with\nEXT4_EXT_DATA_VALID2 flag set. This time, it split successfully and left\na stale written extent from 0 to A.\n\n 0 A B N\n [WW|WWWWWWWWWW]\n [SS|DDDDDDDDZZ]\n\nFix this by pass EXT4_EXT_DATA_PARTIAL_VALID1 to ext4_split_extent_at()\nwhen splitting at B, don't convert the entire extent to written and left\nit as unwritten after zeroing out B to N. The remaining work is just\nlike the standard two-part split. ext4_split_extent() will pass the\nEXT4_EXT_DATA_VALID2 flag when it calls ext4_split_extent_at() for the\nsecond time, allowing it to properly handle the split. If the split is\nsuccessful, it will keep extent from 0 to A as unwritten." } ], "affected": [ { "product": "Linux", "vendor": "Linux", "defaultStatus": "unaffected", "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git", "programFiles": [ "fs/ext4/extents.c" ], "versions": [ { "version": "dee1f973ca341c266229faa5a1a5bb268bed3531", "lessThan": "58ddae5d77b1db3a27b891c75a8fa120239ac092", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git" }, { "version": "dee1f973ca341c266229faa5a1a5bb268bed3531", "lessThan": "d17857b4fb9ba5745b59be0ef38fd532991fccbf", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git" }, { "version": "dee1f973ca341c266229faa5a1a5bb268bed3531", "lessThan": "d67c8ecf3d8fda9b8ef80e6f665d84b6d6ac9d88", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git" }, { "version": "dee1f973ca341c266229faa5a1a5bb268bed3531", "lessThan": "7015fcf473796e1d2d876f241bd9e0c36f3d4eef", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git" }, { "version": "dee1f973ca341c266229faa5a1a5bb268bed3531", "lessThan": "1bf6974822d1dba86cf11b5f05498581cf3488a2", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git" }, { "version": "814a7833df19e1de7447f870ae890adb12561627", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git" }, { "version": "4319fd00002630a761fa5559a086f11ed7623006", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git" }, { "version": "e28b27be06c5e6a5236c0c0b370ca0768ab086bb", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git" }, { "version": "3.2.33", "lessThan": "3.3", "status": "affected", "versionType": "semver" }, { "version": "3.4.16", "lessThan": "3.5", "status": "affected", "versionType": "semver" }, { "version": "3.6.4", "lessThan": "3.7", "status": "affected", "versionType": "semver" } ] }, { "product": "Linux", "vendor": "Linux", "defaultStatus": "affected", "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git", "programFiles": [ "fs/ext4/extents.c" ], "versions": [ { "version": "3.7", "status": "affected" }, { "version": "0", "lessThan": "3.7", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver" }, { "version": "6.6.130", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.6.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver" }, { "version": "6.12.75", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.12.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver" }, { "version": "6.18.14", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.18.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver" }, { "version": "6.19.4", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.19.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver" }, { "version": "7.0", "lessThanOrEqual": "*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "original_commit_for_fix" } ] } ], "cpeApplicability": [ { "nodes": [ { "operator": "OR", "negate": false, "cpeMatch": [ { "vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "3.7", "versionEndExcluding": "6.6.130" }, { "vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "3.7", "versionEndExcluding": "6.12.75" }, { "vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "3.7", "versionEndExcluding": "6.18.14" }, { "vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "3.7", "versionEndExcluding": "6.19.4" }, { "vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "3.7", "versionEndExcluding": "7.0" }, { "vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "3.2.33" }, { "vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "3.4.16" }, { "vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "3.6.4" } ] } ] } ], "references": [ { "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/58ddae5d77b1db3a27b891c75a8fa120239ac092" }, { "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d17857b4fb9ba5745b59be0ef38fd532991fccbf" }, { "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d67c8ecf3d8fda9b8ef80e6f665d84b6d6ac9d88" }, { "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7015fcf473796e1d2d876f241bd9e0c36f3d4eef" }, { "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1bf6974822d1dba86cf11b5f05498581cf3488a2" } ], "title": "ext4: don't zero the entire extent if EXT4_EXT_DATA_PARTIAL_VALID1", "x_generator": { "engine": "bippy-1.2.0" } } } }