ext4: don't zero the entire extent if EXT4_EXT_DATA_PARTIAL_VALID1

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-45858
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerLinux
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-05-27 14:16:57 UTC
Updated2026-06-25 21:07:42 UTC
DescriptionIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ext4: don't zero the entire extent if EXT4_EXT_DATA_PARTIAL_VALID1 When allocating initialized blocks from a large unwritten extent, or when splitting an unwritten extent during end I/O and converting it to initialized, there is currently a potential issue of stale data if the extent needs to be split in the middle. 0 A B N [UUUUUUUUUUUU] U: unwritten extent [--DDDDDDDD--] D: valid data |<- ->| ----> this range needs to be initialized ext4_split_extent() first try to split this extent at B with EXT4_EXT_DATA_ENTIRE_VALID1 and EXT4_EXT_MAY_ZEROOUT flag set, but ext4_split_extent_at() failed to split this extent due to temporary lack of space. It zeroout B to N and mark the entire extent from 0 to N as written. 0 A B N [WWWWWWWWWWWW] W: written extent [SSDDDDDDDDZZ] Z: zeroed, S: stale data ext4_split_extent() then try to split this extent at A with EXT4_EXT_DATA_VALID2 flag set. This time, it split successfully and left a stale written extent from 0 to A. 0 A B N [WW|WWWWWWWWWW] [SS|DDDDDDDDZZ] Fix this by pass EXT4_EXT_DATA_PARTIAL_VALID1 to ext4_split_extent_at() when splitting at B, don't convert the entire extent to written and left it as unwritten after zeroing out B to N. The remaining work is just like the standard two-part split. ext4_split_extent() will pass the EXT4_EXT_DATA_VALID2 flag when it calls ext4_split_extent_at() for the second time, allowing it to properly handle the split. If the split is successful, it will keep extent from 0 to A as unwritten.

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

EPSS: 0.000180000 probability, percentile 0.050770000 (date 2026-06-01)

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 dee1f973ca341c266229faa5a1a5bb268bed3531 58ddae5d77b1db3a27b891c75a8fa120239ac092 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected dee1f973ca341c266229faa5a1a5bb268bed3531 d17857b4fb9ba5745b59be0ef38fd532991fccbf git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected dee1f973ca341c266229faa5a1a5bb268bed3531 d67c8ecf3d8fda9b8ef80e6f665d84b6d6ac9d88 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected dee1f973ca341c266229faa5a1a5bb268bed3531 7015fcf473796e1d2d876f241bd9e0c36f3d4eef git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected dee1f973ca341c266229faa5a1a5bb268bed3531 1bf6974822d1dba86cf11b5f05498581cf3488a2 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 814a7833df19e1de7447f870ae890adb12561627 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 4319fd00002630a761fa5559a086f11ed7623006 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected e28b27be06c5e6a5236c0c0b370ca0768ab086bb git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 3.2.33 3.3 semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 3.4.16 3.5 semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 3.6.4 3.7 semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 3.7 Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 3.7 semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.6.130 6.6.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.12.75 6.12.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.18.14 6.18.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.19.4 6.19.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 7.0 * original_commit_for_fix Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
git.kernel.org/stable/c/d67c8ecf3d8fda9b8ef80e6f665d84b6d6ac9d88 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org Patch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/d17857b4fb9ba5745b59be0ef38fd532991fccbf 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org Patch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/7015fcf473796e1d2d876f241bd9e0c36f3d4eef 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org Patch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/1bf6974822d1dba86cf11b5f05498581cf3488a2 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org Patch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/58ddae5d77b1db3a27b891c75a8fa120239ac092 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org Patch
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