Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ocfs2: fix reflink preserve cleanup issue
commit c06c303832ec ("ocfs2: fix xattr array entry __counted_by error")
doesn't handle all cases and the cleanup job for preserved xattr entries
still has bug:
- the 'last' pointer should be shifted by one unit after cleanup
an array entry.
- current code logic doesn't cleanup the first entry when xh_count is 1.
Note, commit c06c303832ec is also a bug fix for 0fe9b66c65f3.
ocfs2: fix reflink preserve cleanup issue
commit c06c303832ec ("ocfs2: fix xattr array entry __counted_by error")
doesn't handle all cases and the cleanup job for preserved xattr entries
still has bug:
- the 'last' pointer should be shifted by one unit after cleanup
an array entry.
- current code logic doesn't cleanup the first entry when xh_count is 1.
Note, commit c06c303832ec is also a bug fix for 0fe9b66c65f3.
Published:
2026-05-06
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Wed, 06 May 2026 12:15:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ocfs2: fix reflink preserve cleanup issue commit c06c303832ec ("ocfs2: fix xattr array entry __counted_by error") doesn't handle all cases and the cleanup job for preserved xattr entries still has bug: - the 'last' pointer should be shifted by one unit after cleanup an array entry. - current code logic doesn't cleanup the first entry when xh_count is 1. Note, commit c06c303832ec is also a bug fix for 0fe9b66c65f3. | |
| Title | ocfs2: fix reflink preserve cleanup issue | |
| First Time appeared |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-05-06T11:27:44.570Z
Reserved: 2026-05-01T14:12:55.990Z
Link: CVE-2026-43168
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NVD
Status : Awaiting Analysis
Published: 2026-05-06T12:16:35.060
Modified: 2026-05-06T13:07:51.607
Link: CVE-2026-43168
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