CVE-2025-68820
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.
Does this matter?
Not yet scored. NVD analysis is pending; check back once CVSS and EPSS values are published.
Description
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.
- CVSS
- Not yet scored
- EPSS
- 0.24% probability · 14th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-476
- Source
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
EPSS 0.2% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/190ad0f22ba49f1101182b80e3af50ca2ddfe72f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3d8d22e75f7edfa0b30ff27330fd6a1285d594c3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5b154e901fda2e98570b8f426a481f5740097dc2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b5d942922182e82724b7152cb998f540132885ec
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b72a3476f0c97d02f63a6e9fff127348d55436f6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b97cb7d6a051aa6ebd57906df0e26e9e36c26d14
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ce5f54c065a4a7cbb92787f4f140917112350142
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-019113.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-457936.html
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.