FKIE_CVE-2025-68820

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-01-13 16:16 - Updated: 2026-01-19 13:16
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Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ext4: xattr: fix null pointer deref in ext4_raw_inode() If ext4_get_inode_loc() fails (e.g. if it returns -EFSCORRUPTED), iloc.bh will remain set to NULL. Since ext4_xattr_inode_dec_ref_all() lacks error checking, this will lead to a null pointer dereference in ext4_raw_inode(), called right after ext4_get_inode_loc(). Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.
References
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/190ad0f22ba49f1101182b80e3af50ca2ddfe72f
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3d8d22e75f7edfa0b30ff27330fd6a1285d594c3
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5b154e901fda2e98570b8f426a481f5740097dc2
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b5d942922182e82724b7152cb998f540132885ec
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b72a3476f0c97d02f63a6e9fff127348d55436f6
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b97cb7d6a051aa6ebd57906df0e26e9e36c26d14
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ce5f54c065a4a7cbb92787f4f140917112350142
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      "lang": "en",
      "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\next4: xattr: fix null pointer deref in ext4_raw_inode()\n\nIf ext4_get_inode_loc() fails (e.g. if it returns -EFSCORRUPTED),\niloc.bh will remain set to NULL. Since ext4_xattr_inode_dec_ref_all()\nlacks error checking, this will lead to a null pointer dereference\nin ext4_raw_inode(), called right after ext4_get_inode_loc().\n\nFound by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE."
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  "id": "CVE-2025-68820",
  "lastModified": "2026-01-19T13:16:15.563",
  "metrics": {},
  "published": "2026-01-13T16:16:04.327",
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  "vulnStatus": "Awaiting Analysis"
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