ext4: replace BUG_ON with proper error handling in ext4_read_inline_folio
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.
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
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.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3462a3f0716d27af51896dc8688bcf0628fb17ee
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/356227096eb66e41b23caf7045e6304877322edf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/636e8d85a36ab6c31aafd04ee66a69b18eebee7b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/65c6c30ce6362c1c684568744ea510c921a756cd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/823849a26af089ffc5dfdd2ae4b9d446b46a0cda
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a7d600e04732a7d29b107c91fe3aec64cf6ce7f2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/af25a6affeac4919e8d8c5cccc01a9d53478447e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d4b3f370c3d8f7ce565d4a718572c9f7c12f77ed
- https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/31xxx/CVE-2026-31451.json
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-31451