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CVE-2022-50622ext4: fix potential memory leak in ext4_fc_record_modified_inode()

Updated under an hour ago (Oct 26, 2026, 7:23 PM ET)

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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ext4: fix potential memory leak in ext4_fc_record_modified_inode() As krealloc may return NULL, in this case 'state->fc_modified_inodes' may not be freed by krealloc, but 'state->fc_modified_inodes' already set NULL. Then will lead to 'state->fc_modified_inodes' memory leak.

CVSS: Not yet scored
Weakness (CWE): Not given
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: Linux
NVD analysis: Deferred
Record last updated: May 11, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

Linux Linux linux:linux (from the name)	from 8016e29f4362e285f0f7e38fadc61a5b7bdfdfa2 before c9ce7766dc4e88e624c62a68221a3bbe8f06e856; 8016e29f4362e285f0f7e38fadc61a5b7bdfdfa2 builds before 9b5eb368a86f97eb9831f5b53b8e43ec69bc7cd4; from 8016e29f4362e285f0f7e38fadc61a5b7bdfdfa2 before c0be17635f039f864b1108efec0015c73736e414; 8016e29f4362e285f0f7e38fadc61a5b7bdfdfa2 builds before 24d39affc6be1acf6df86a8c3e2413b8a73749c7; from 8016e29f4362e285f0f7e38fadc61a5b7bdfdfa2 before 9305721a309fa1bd7c194e0d4a2335bf3b29dca4	CNA record

References

References

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c9ce7766dc4e88e624c62a68221a3bbe8f06e856
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9b5eb368a86f97eb9831f5b53b8e43ec69bc7cd4
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c0be17635f039f864b1108efec0015c73736e414
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/24d39affc6be1acf6df86a8c3e2413b8a73749c7
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9305721a309fa1bd7c194e0d4a2335bf3b29dca4

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