ext4: always drain queued discard work in ext4_mb_release()

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-43065
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerLinux
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-05-05 16:16:15 UTC
Updated2026-05-29 18:20:50 UTC
DescriptionIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ext4: always drain queued discard work in ext4_mb_release() While reviewing recent ext4 patch[1], Sashiko raised the following concern[2]: > If the filesystem is initially mounted with the discard option, > deleting files will populate sbi->s_discard_list and queue > s_discard_work. If it is then remounted with nodiscard, the > EXT4_MOUNT_DISCARD flag is cleared, but the pending s_discard_work is > neither cancelled nor flushed. [1] https://lore.kernel.org/r/[email protected]/ [2] https://sashiko.dev/#/patchset/20260319094545.19291-1-qiang.zhang%40linux.dev The concern was valid, but it had nothing to do with the patch[1]. One of the problems with Sashiko in its current (early) form is that it will detect pre-existing issues and report it as a problem with the patch that it is reviewing. In practice, it would be hard to hit deliberately (unless you are a malicious syzkaller fuzzer), since it would involve mounting the file system with -o discard, and then deleting a large number of files, remounting the file system with -o nodiscard, and then immediately unmounting the file system before the queued discard work has a change to drain on its own. Fix it because it's a real bug, and to avoid Sashiko from raising this concern when analyzing future patches to mballoc.c.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 5.5 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-noinfo

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Linux Linux affected 55cdd0af2bc5ffc92a2deb745627755aecd5db33 e96c2354b170aaa53300c8e8fd59e41b133160f7 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 55cdd0af2bc5ffc92a2deb745627755aecd5db33 c360e9d0def4f4ae03254a67c683103908555b75 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 55cdd0af2bc5ffc92a2deb745627755aecd5db33 1c82f863f090ab899085bdfade073313384b514b git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 55cdd0af2bc5ffc92a2deb745627755aecd5db33 9b4d9dda6a71ad3425c8109d27c4c6bfb9da97b8 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 55cdd0af2bc5ffc92a2deb745627755aecd5db33 812b6a7cd3e7f3a3e8a24db85bc6313c26cb1098 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 55cdd0af2bc5ffc92a2deb745627755aecd5db33 b4737e26d4688b8aea88ad6ea4dbfeb6e78b0327 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 55cdd0af2bc5ffc92a2deb745627755aecd5db33 9ee29d20aab228adfb02ca93f87fb53c56c2f3af git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 5.15 Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 5.15 semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 5.15.203 5.15.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.1.168 6.1.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.6.131 6.6.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.12.80 6.12.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.18.21 6.18.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.19.11 6.19.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 7.0 * original_commit_for_fix Not specified

References

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git.kernel.org/stable/c/e96c2354b170aaa53300c8e8fd59e41b133160f7 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org Patch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/c360e9d0def4f4ae03254a67c683103908555b75 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org Patch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/9b4d9dda6a71ad3425c8109d27c4c6bfb9da97b8 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org Patch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/b4737e26d4688b8aea88ad6ea4dbfeb6e78b0327 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org Patch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/1c82f863f090ab899085bdfade073313384b514b 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org Patch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/812b6a7cd3e7f3a3e8a24db85bc6313c26cb1098 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org Patch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/9ee29d20aab228adfb02ca93f87fb53c56c2f3af 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org Patch
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