CVE-2026-45948
ext4: fix memory leak in ext4_ext_shift_extents()
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ext4: fix memory leak in ext4_ext_shift_extents()
In ext4_ext_shift_extents(), if the extent is NULL in the while loop, the
function returns immediately without releasing the path obtained via
ext4_find_extent(), leading to a memory leak.
Fix this by jumping to the out label to ensure the path is properly
released.
Affected products
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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/12615ab4bfb69678e5d961b28bb70040299e51b1https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1bce219ee5512cf179ba40cf114945a14a16e21fhttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2f4b1052246ca646bb17bfe0f53df2fdf9729b58https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4a79fde8db7eba7f1128d971ceba4e3c9ac84aechttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7e807cb8603b7664fa630a696cd891d9a03c248dhttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/afc5e61e1a07b2b833bd72cbee36ecce9cd901e2https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bd7b52557e4a3ccd7595fdb3a585f1257de57935https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ca81109d4a8f192dc1cbad4a1ee25246363c2833