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CVE-2026-46002— ext2: reject inodes with zero i_nlink and valid mode in ext2_iget()

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Linux Linux
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Linux kernel是美国Linux基金会的开源操作系统Linux所使用的内核。 Linux kernel存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于ext2_iget()函数未能正确拒绝i_nlink为零且i_mode非零、i_dtime为零的inode，可能导致文件系统损坏时触发drop_nlink()中的WARN_ON。

AI Predicted 5.5 Difficulty: Moderate EPSS 0.12% · P2

Affected Version Matrix 18

VendorProduct Version RangeStatus
Linux Linux 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2< 1b80cf48bcf0e1937af9cd6c7beb188762bbf7c5 affected
1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2< 9e2d67fb2b73eeff8b601e26b332128eae8147bb affected
1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2< a69a0c5156b6f0092b9fcf44517f5831a962de2d affected
1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2< 32e0b925572686399243834ec99e2a9d85c62eae affected
1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2< d3af04a43db86379df7438bf8bade71685b8a239 affected
1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2< 2dde6377ab2e46bb80cf066c659ef016f3ad7a9b affected
1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2< 470264bbec499e276a89a6431144ae58f411ea4d affected
1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2< 25947cc5b2374cd5bf627fe3141496444260d04f affected
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Vulnerability Title
ext2: reject inodes with zero i_nlink and valid mode in ext2_iget()
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ext2: reject inodes with zero i_nlink and valid mode in ext2_iget() ext2_iget() already rejects inodes with i_nlink == 0 when i_mode is zero or i_dtime is set, treating them as deleted. However, the case of i_nlink == 0 with a non-zero mode and zero dtime slips through. Since ext2 has no orphan list, such a combination can only result from filesystem corruption - a legitimate inode deletion always sets either i_dtime or clears i_mode before freeing the inode. A crafted image can exploit this gap to present such an inode to the VFS, which then triggers WARN_ON inside drop_nlink() (fs/inode.c) via ext2_unlink(), ext2_rename() and ext2_rmdir(): WARNING: CPU: 3 PID: 609 at fs/inode.c:336 drop_nlink+0xad/0xd0 fs/inode.c:336 CPU: 3 UID: 0 PID: 609 Comm: syz-executor Not tainted 6.12.77+ #1 Call Trace: <TASK> inode_dec_link_count include/linux/fs.h:2518 [inline] ext2_unlink+0x26c/0x300 fs/ext2/namei.c:295 vfs_unlink+0x2fc/0x9b0 fs/namei.c:4477 do_unlinkat+0x53e/0x730 fs/namei.c:4541 __x64_sys_unlink+0xc6/0x110 fs/namei.c:4587 do_syscall_64+0xf5/0x220 arch/x86/entry/common.c:78 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f </TASK> WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 646 at fs/inode.c:336 drop_nlink+0xad/0xd0 fs/inode.c:336 CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 646 Comm: syz.0.17 Not tainted 6.12.77+ #1 Call Trace: <TASK> inode_dec_link_count include/linux/fs.h:2518 [inline] ext2_rename+0x35e/0x850 fs/ext2/namei.c:374 vfs_rename+0xf2f/0x2060 fs/namei.c:5021 do_renameat2+0xbe2/0xd50 fs/namei.c:5178 __x64_sys_rename+0x7e/0xa0 fs/namei.c:5223 do_syscall_64+0xf5/0x220 arch/x86/entry/common.c:78 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f </TASK> WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 634 at fs/inode.c:336 drop_nlink+0xad/0xd0 fs/inode.c:336 CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 634 Comm: syz-executor Not tainted 6.12.77+ #1 Call Trace: <TASK> inode_dec_link_count include/linux/fs.h:2518 [inline] ext2_rmdir+0xca/0x110 fs/ext2/namei.c:311 vfs_rmdir+0x204/0x690 fs/namei.c:4348 do_rmdir+0x372/0x3e0 fs/namei.c:4407 __x64_sys_unlinkat+0xf0/0x130 fs/namei.c:4577 do_syscall_64+0xf5/0x220 arch/x86/entry/common.c:78 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f </TASK> Extend the existing i_nlink == 0 check to also catch this case, reporting the corruption via ext2_error() and returning -EFSCORRUPTED. This rejects the inode at load time and prevents it from reaching any of the namei.c paths. Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with Syzkaller.
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
CVSS Information
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Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Type
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Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Title
Linux kernel 安全漏洞
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Description
Linux kernel是美国Linux基金会的开源操作系统Linux所使用的内核。 Linux kernel存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于ext2_iget()函数未能正确拒绝i_nlink为零且i_mode非零、i_dtime为零的inode，可能导致文件系统损坏时触发drop_nlink()中的WARN_ON。
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
CVSS Information
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)

Affected Products

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Linux Linux 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 ~ 1b80cf48bcf0e1937af9cd6c7beb188762bbf7c5 -
Linux Linux 2.6.12 -

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Patches & Fixes for CVE-2026-46002 (8)

Same Patch Batch · Linux · 2026-05-27 · 275 CVEs total

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CVE-2026-46039 9.8 CRITICAL rxgk: Fix potential integer overflow in length check
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CVE-2026-46010 8.1 HIGH rxrpc: Fix error handling in rxgk_extract_token()
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CVE-2026-45935 7.8 HIGH fs/ntfs3: Fix slab-out-of-bounds read in DeleteIndexEntryRoot
CVE-2026-46036 7.8 HIGH vfio/cdx: Serialize VFIO_DEVICE_SET_IRQS with a per-device mutex
CVE-2026-46062 7.8 HIGH ntfs3: fix integer overflow in run_unpack() volume boundary check
CVE-2026-46065 7.8 HIGH fbdev: defio: Disconnect deferred I/O from the lifetime of struct fb_info
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