High Memory corruption

CVE-2026-31452 — ext4: convert inline data to extents when truncate exceeds inline size

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ext4: convert inline data to extents when truncate exceeds inline size Add a check in ext4_setattr() to convert files from inline data storage to extent-based storage when truncate() grows the file size beyond the inline capacity. This prevents the filesystem from entering an inconsistent state where the inline data flag is set but the file size exceeds what can be stored inline. Without this fix, the following sequence causes a kernel BUG_ON(): 1. Mount filesystem with inode that has inline flag set and small size 2. truncate(file, 50MB) - grows size but inline flag remains set 3. sendfile() attempts to write data 4. ext4_write_inline_data() hits BUG_ON(write_size > inline_capacity) The crash occurs because ext4_write_inline_data() expects inline storage to accommodate the write, but the actual inline capacity (~60 bytes for i_block + ~96 bytes for xattrs) is far smaller than the file size and write request. The fix checks if the new size from setattr exceeds the inode's actual inline capacity (EXT4_I(inode)->i_inline_size) and converts the file to extent-based storage before proceeding with the size change. This addresses the root cause by ensuring the inline data flag and file size remain consistent during truncate operations.

Published Apr 22, 2026 · Updated Oct 14, 2026 · Sources: NIST National Vulnerability Database, CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP, GitHub Security Advisories · CNA: Linux

Low

Who exploits it and how urgent it is

A 0–100 score combining confirmed exploitation, ransomware and APT use, public exploits, EPSS and severity.

No exploitation signal in the sources consulted so far.

How the score was calculated

EPSS 0.2% (30-day exploitation probability)+1
Technical severity (high)+6

The score orders the patch queue; it does not replace your asset context (internet exposure, criticality, compensating controls).

Triage

Is it exploited, how likely is exploitation, what does it touch, and how severe do the sources call it.

Exploitation

Not confirmed

Not in CISA KEV — an absence of record, not proof it is unexploited.

EPSS FIRST

0.18%

ahead of 7% of scored CVEs · Oct 14, 2026

Affects

Linux

Linux and 1 more

CVSS base

7.8

High · 2 source(s)

Remediation

Fixes and mitigations documented by the sources — linked to the original advisory.

Documented patch — git.kernel.org (NIST National Vulnerability Database)
Documented patch — git.kernel.org (NIST National Vulnerability Database)
Documented patch — git.kernel.org (NIST National Vulnerability Database)
Documented patch — git.kernel.org (NIST National Vulnerability Database)
Documented patch — git.kernel.org (NIST National Vulnerability Database)
Documented patch — git.kernel.org (NIST National Vulnerability Database)
Documented patch — git.kernel.org (NIST National Vulnerability Database)
Documented patch — git.kernel.org (NIST National Vulnerability Database)

First 24 hours

Ordered from the record’s own fields — exposure first, because you cannot patch what you have not found. A rule-generated starting point.

Identify exposed assets running the affected vendor/product/version combinations (Linux Linux, Linux Linux Kernel).
Apply the fixed version or the patch documented under Remediation.
Search available logs for exploit probes matching the vulnerability class (memory corruption), errors and authentication anomalies.

Affected scope

Vendor, product and versions as the sources word them.

Vendor	Product	Versions	Status	Source
Linux	Linux	version 3.8≥ 67cf5b09a46f72e048501b84996f2f77bc42e947 and < ed9356a30e59c7cc3198e7fc46cfedf3767b9b17≥ 67cf5b09a46f72e048501b84996f2f77bc42e947 and < 07c1a31af18290054da3d18221b8bf58983c5d3a≥ 67cf5b09a46f72e048501b84996f2f77bc42e947 and < 93cb2d103e5c707de0f7ad58a39b7f0fddc27aa6≥ 67cf5b09a46f72e048501b84996f2f77bc42e947 and < 7920dcc571cef3d8aa9ee109c136125d61d41669≥ 67cf5b09a46f72e048501b84996f2f77bc42e947 and < 699bac4d4c951974d55b045c983d1de777215949≥ 67cf5b09a46f72e048501b84996f2f77bc42e947 and < c047332be7195833a5c5126816c2502df8269fe4≥ 67cf5b09a46f72e048501b84996f2f77bc42e947 and < f53a5d9f32924bc2a810d2df243b7714da58b636 and 1 more ≥ 67cf5b09a46f72e048501b84996f2f77bc42e947 and < 110d7ef602659ce4d7947c5480f7ca2779696aaf	Vulnerable	CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
Linux	Linux Kernel	version 7.0-rc4version 7.0-rc5≥ 3.8 and < 5.10.253version 7.0-rc3version 7.0-rc2version 7.0-rc1≥ 6.19 and < 6.19.11≥ 6.13 and < 6.18.21 and 4 more ≥ 6.7 and < 6.12.80≥ 6.2 and < 6.6.131≥ 5.16 and < 6.1.168≥ 5.11 and < 5.15.203	Vulnerable	NIST National Vulnerability Database

Attack characteristics

The CVSS vector, decoded. It describes the attack, not your exposure to it.

Attack vector

Local

Attack complexity

Low

Privileges required

Low

User interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Every base score collected

Sources score independently and may disagree; each row says who scored it and under which version.

Score	Version	Severity	Expl.	Impact	Scored by
7.8	CVSS 3.1	High	1.8	5.9	nvd@nist.gov via NIST National Vulnerability Database
7.8	CVSS 3.1	High	—	—	GitHub, Inc. via GitHub Security Advisories

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H (score shown at the top: nvd@nist.gov)

Weakness MITRE

Weakness class according to MITRE’s CWE catalog.

CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds Write

Other CVEs with this weakness →

EPSS over time FIRST

Oct 13, 2026 → Oct 14, 2026 · 2 reading(s) · max 0.18%

Detection

Read off the CVSS vector and the weakness class. Starting points, not tested rules.

Local/physical vector: focus on endpoint telemetry (EDR) from affected hosts.
Correlate service crashes/restarts with inbound traffic; repeated crashes may indicate attempts.

endpoint telemetry (EDR)crash dumps

Timeline

What happened to this CVE, newest first.

2026
Affected products added · linux/linux
Oct 13, 2026 · CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
Record published
Oct 13, 2026
Fix documented
Oct 13, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
CVSS changed · 7.8
Oct 13, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
Source status changed · → Modified
Oct 13, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
Record created in this database
Oct 13, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
CVE published
Apr 22, 2026 · Linux

Source activity

Repeated readings are counted rather than listed.

2× References added · Oct 14, 2026 – Oct 14, 2026
1× Official description updated · Oct 13, 2026 – Oct 13, 2026

References

13 on the record

git.kernel.org/stable/c/110d7ef602659ce4d7947c5480f7ca2779696aaf
Patch, NIST National Vulnerability Database
git.kernel.org/stable/c/7920dcc571cef3d8aa9ee109c136125d61d41669
Patch, NIST National Vulnerability Database
git.kernel.org/stable/c/c047332be7195833a5c5126816c2502df8269fe4
Patch, NIST National Vulnerability Database
git.kernel.org/stable/c/699bac4d4c951974d55b045c983d1de777215949
Patch, NIST National Vulnerability Database
git.kernel.org/stable/c/ed9356a30e59c7cc3198e7fc46cfedf3767b9b17
Patch, NIST National Vulnerability Database
git.kernel.org/stable/c/93cb2d103e5c707de0f7ad58a39b7f0fddc27aa6
Patch, NIST National Vulnerability Database
git.kernel.org/stable/c/f53a5d9f32924bc2a810d2df243b7714da58b636
Patch, NIST National Vulnerability Database
git.kernel.org/stable/c/07c1a31af18290054da3d18221b8bf58983c5d3a
Patch, NIST National Vulnerability Database
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-31452
GitHub Security Advisories
cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-082556.html
NIST National Vulnerability Database
cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-457936.html
NIST National Vulnerability Database
cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-019113.html
NIST National Vulnerability Database
github.com/advisories/GHSA-g495-4jqx-cp59
GitHub Security Advisories

Elsewhere on this site

Linux
every CVE for this vendor

Memory corruption
same class

CWE-787
other pages naming this weakness

Related CVEs (same products)

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Unknown CVE-2026-98432 ipv4: free inet_opt and ireq_opt after an RCU grace period 8h
Unknown CVE-2026-98424 wifi: cfg80211: undo netns switch if renaming the wiphy fails 1d
Unknown CVE-2026-98425 wifi: mac80211: don't warn when an IBSS has no channel to scan 1d
Unknown CVE-2026-98426 wifi: mwifiex: fix IRQ leak using wrong index in MSI-X error path 1d
Unknown CVE-2026-98427 net/sched: codel: bound the dropping loop per dequeue call 1d

Not in any source we poll

Listed rather than left blank: an empty field and an unmeasured one look identical on screen, and only one is a reason to look elsewhere.

No CISA SSVC assessment.
No confirmed IOCs, IP addresses, domains, file hashes, or malware artifacts supplied.
No organization-specific asset inventory, compensating-control status, or patch deployment evidence supplied.
No exploit packet captures, log samples, or incident case IDs supplied.

Answered from this record

Text assembled only from the fields above — no additional claims.

What should defenders know first?

CVE-2026-31452 is "ext4: convert inline data to extents when truncate exceeds inline size", rated High. It affects Linux (Linux); versions are in the scope table. It is not in CISA KEV, which does not rule out exploitation. CVSS 7.8 describes technical severity. EPSS 0.18% estimates the probability of exploitation in 30 days; neither replaces your asset context. First verify whether exposed or business-critical assets run the affected versions, apply vendor fixes or mitigations, and preserve logs for review.

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