{"id":"CVE-2025-68820","revision":"ea88a9b5c3e74ff18d441018ebe9c445","records":[{"revision":"ea88a9b5c3e74ff18d441018ebe9c445","observedAt":"2026-10-23T15:48:27.903+00:00","statement":{"source":"cve-program","id":"CVE-2025-68820","aliases":[],"title":"ext4: xattr: fix null pointer deref in ext4_raw_inode()","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\next4: xattr: fix null pointer deref in ext4_raw_inode()\n\nIf ext4_get_inode_loc() fails (e.g. if it returns -EFSCORRUPTED),\niloc.bh will remain set to NULL. Since ext4_xattr_inode_dec_ref_all()\nlacks error checking, this will lead to a null pointer dereference\nin ext4_raw_inode(), called right after ext4_get_inode_loc().\n\nFound by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.","state":0,"publishedAt":"2026-01-13T15:29:23.351+00:00","modifiedAt":"2026-10-19T18:15:10.329+00:00","affected":[{"ecosystem":"Vendor product","name":"Linux","ranges":[],"versions":[],"rawVersionEvidence":"{\n                    \"product\": \"Linux\",\n                    \"vendor\": \"Linux\",\n                    \"defaultStatus\": \"unaffected\",\n                    \"repo\": \"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git\",\n                    \"programFiles\": [\n                        \"fs/ext4/xattr.c\"\n                    ],\n                    \"versions\": [\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"76c365fa7e2a8bb85f0190cdb4b8cdc99b2fdce3\",\n                            \"lessThan\": 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Use","key":"cve-program:CVE-2025-68820","identifiers":["CVE-2025-68820"]},"retained":false,"historicalAffected":[]}],"coverage":[]}