A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's Oracle Cluster File System version 2 (ocfs2). This vulnerability arises from an issue in the reflink preserve cleanup process, where the system incorrectly handles extended attribute (xattr) entries. The cleanup logic fails to properly manage pointers and clean up the first entry under specific conditions. This could potentially lead to data integrity problems or system instability.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 Not affected kernel Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Not affected kernel Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Not affected kernel Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Not affected kernel-rt Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Not affected kernel Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Not affected kernel-rt Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Not affected kernel Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Not affected kernel-rt https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-43168 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-43168 https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2026050634-CVE-2026-43168-3cc3@gregkh/T