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CVE-2026-31451

MEDIUM CVSS: 5.5 Published: 2026-04-22 Modified: 2026-07-04

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ext4: replace BUG_ON with proper error handling in ext4_read_inline_folio Replace BUG_ON() with proper error handling when inline data size exceeds PAGE_SIZE. This prevents kernel panic and allows the system to continue running while properly reporting the filesystem corruption. The error is logged via ext4_error_inode(), the buffer head is released to prevent memory leak, and -EFSCORRUPTED is returned to indicate filesystem corruption.

Affected Platforms

Linux Linux Kernel

Weakness Type

CWE-617

References