ext2: Fix lost inode updates for IS_SYNC inodes
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ext2: Fix lost inode updates for IS_SYNC inodes ext2_setsize() and ext2_xattr_set2() had a construct like: if (IS_SYNC(inode)) { sync_inode_metadata(inode, 1); } else { mark_inode_dirty(inode); } which leads to lost inode updates for IS_SYNC inodes because sync_inode_metadata() does anything only if the inode is already dirty and hence inode updates may be simply lost. Fix the problem by unconditionally marking the inode dirty and *then* call sync_inode_metadata().
CVE-2026-89601
Primary source · Revision 1
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Security context
Source reference: cve:CVE-2026-89601
Linux
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Linux
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Structured affected-version data
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]- Related CVEs
- CVE-2026-89601
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