kernel: ext4: fix use-after-free in ext4_orphan_cleanup

A use-after-free vulnerability was found in the ext4 filesystem's orphan inode cleanup routine in the Linux kernel. When ext4inodeattachjinode fails with -ENOMEM during orphan cleanup at mount time, the error is not properly propagated. The inode is freed via iput, but the orphan list still...

kernel: ext4: fix use-after-free in ext4_orphan_cleanup

A use-after-free vulnerability was found in the ext4 filesystem's orphan inode cleanup routine in the Linux kernel. When ext4inodeattachjinode fails with -ENOMEM during orphan cleanup at mount time, the error is not properly propagated. The inode is freed via iput, but the orphan list still...

SUSE CVE-2026-23048

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: udp: call skborphan before skbattemptdeferfree Standard UDP receive path does not use skb-destructor. But skmsg layer does use it, since it calls skbsetownersksafe from udpreadskb. This then triggers this warning in...

CVE-2026-23048

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: udp: call skborphan before skbattemptdeferfree Standard UDP receive path does not use skb-destructor. But skmsg layer does use it, since it calls skbsetownersksafe from udpreadskb. This then triggers this warning in...

CVE-2026-23048

The CVE-2026-23048 entry describes a Linux kernel UDP path issue: the standard UDP receive path did not use skb->destructor, while the skmsg layer did via skb_set_owner_sk_safe() in udp_read_skb(), leading to a DEBUG_NET_WARN_ON_ONCE(skb->destructor) in skb_attempt_defer_free(). The documen...

CVE-2026-23048 udp: call skb_orphan() before skb_attempt_defer_free()

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: udp: call skborphan before skbattemptdeferfree Standard UDP receive path does not use skb-destructor. But skmsg layer does use it, since it calls skbsetownersksafe from udpreadskb. This then triggers this warning in...

EUVD-2026-5499

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: udp: call skborphan before skbattemptdeferfree Standard UDP receive path does not use skb-destructor. But skmsg layer does use it, since it calls skbsetownersksafe from udpreadskb. This then triggers this warning in...

CVE-2026-23048 udp: call skb_orphan() before skb_attempt_defer_free()

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: udp: call skborphan before skbattemptdeferfree Standard UDP receive path does not use skb-destructor. But skmsg layer does use it, since it calls skbsetownersksafe from udpreadskb. This then triggers this warning in...

SUSE-SU-2026:20564-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel

The SUSE Linux Enterprise 16.0 kernel was updated to fix various security issues The following security issues were fixed: - CVE-2025-38704: rcu/nocb: Fix possible invalid rdp's-nocbcbkthread pointer bsc1254408. - CVE-2025-39880: ceph: fix race condition validating rparent before applying state...

Azure Linux 3.0 Security Update: kernel (CVE-2025-38220)

The version of kernel installed on the remote Azure Linux 3.0 host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the CVE-2025-38220 advisory. - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ext4: only dirty folios when data...

The Hidden Risk of Orphan Accounts

The Problem: The Identities Left Behind As organizations grow and evolve, employees, contractors, services, and systems come and go - but their accounts often remain. These abandoned or “orphan” accounts sit dormant across applications, platforms, assets, and cloud consoles. The reason they persi...

Unity Linux 20.1060a / 20.1070a Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2026-003894)

The Unity Linux 20 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the UTSA-2026-003894 advisory. In the Linux kernel 5.0.21, mounting a crafted ext4 filesystem image, performing some operations, and unmounting can lead to a use-after-free in ext4putsuper in...

Unity Linux 20.1060e / 20.1070e Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2026-004221)

The Unity Linux 20 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the UTSA-2026-004221 advisory. In the Linux kernel 5.0.21, mounting a crafted ext4 filesystem image, performing some operations, and unmounting can lead to a use-after-free in ext4putsuper in...

Unity Linux 20.1050e / 20.1060e / 20.1070e Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2026-000721)

The Unity Linux 20 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the UTSA-2026-000721 advisory. The ext4orphandel function in fs/ext4/namei.c in the Linux kernel before 3.7.3 does not properly handle orphan-list entries for non-journal filesystems, which allows...

Unity Linux 20.1060e / 20.1070e Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2026-001973)

The Unity Linux 20 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the UTSA-2026-001973 advisory. The ext4orphandel function in fs/ext4/namei.c in the Linux kernel before 3.7.3 does not properly handle orphan-list entries for non-journal filesystems, which allows...

Unity Linux 20.1060a / 20.1070a Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2026-002379)

The Unity Linux 20 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the UTSA-2026-002379 advisory. The ext4orphandel function in fs/ext4/namei.c in the Linux kernel before 3.7.3 does not properly handle orphan-list entries for non-journal filesystems, which allows...

MiracleLinux 3 : vixie-cron-4.1-81.AXS3 (AXSA:2012-254:01)

The remote MiracleLinux 3 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the AXSA:2012-254:01 advisory. The vixie-cron package contains the Vixie version of cron. Cron is a standard UNIX daemon that runs specified programs at scheduled times. Vixie cron adds...

Unity Linux 20.1070e Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2026-000456)

The Unity Linux 20 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the UTSA-2026-000456 advisory. In the Linux kernel 5.0.21, mounting a crafted ext4 filesystem image, performing some operations, and unmounting can lead to a use-after-free in ext4putsuper in...

PT-2026-6118

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel affected versions not specified Description The Linux kernel contains an issue where the standard UDP receive path does not utilize skb-destructor, but the skmsg layer does through a call to skb set owner sk safe from udp read skb...

Unity Linux 20.1060a / 20.1070a Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2025-993087)

The Unity Linux 20 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the UTSA-2025-993087 advisory. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: gso: fix ownership in udpgsosegment In udpgsosegment the skb destructor is removed before...