Import Source
https://github.com/microsoft/AzureLinuxVulnerabilityData/blob/main/osv/AZL-88617.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/AZL-88617
Upstream
Published
2026-05-27T14:17:30Z
Modified
2026-08-28T17:47:38.187750247Z
Summary
CVE-2026-46094 affecting package kernel for versions less than 6.6.141.1-1
Details

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

ext4: fix bounds check in check_xattrs() to prevent out-of-bounds access

The bounds check for the next xattr entry in checkxattrs() uses (void *)next >= end, which allows next to point within sizeof(u32) bytes of end. On the next loop iteration, ISLAST_ENTRY() reads 4 bytes via *(__u32 *)(entry), which can overrun the valid xattr region.

For example, if next lands at end - 1, the check passes since next < end, but ISLASTENTRY() reads 4 bytes starting at end - 1, accessing 3 bytes beyond the valid region.

Fix this by changing the check to (void *)next + sizeof(u32) > end, ensuring there is always enough space for the ISLASTENTRY() read on the subsequent iteration.

References

Affected packages

Azure Linux:3 / kernel

Package

Name
kernel
Purl
pkg:rpm/azure-linux/kernel

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
6.6.141.1-1

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/microsoft/AzureLinuxVulnerabilityData/blob/main/osv/AZL-88617.json"