In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ext4: drop extent cache when splitting extent fails When the split extent fails, we might leave some extents still being processed and return an error directly, which will result in stale extent entries remaining in the extent status tree. So drop all of the remaining potentially stale extents if the splitting fails.

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel, specifically within the ext4 filesystem's extent cache management. When an operation to split an extent fails, the system may not properly clear all related entries, leading to stale extent entries remaining in the extent status tree. This can result in data integrity issues or potential system instability.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 Affected kernel Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Out of support scope kernel Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Affected kernel Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Affected kernel-rt Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Affected kernel Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Affected kernel-rt Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Affected kernel Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Affected kernel-rt https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-45899 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-45899 https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2026052719-CVE-2026-45899-a56d@gregkh/T