UBUNTU-CVE-2026-31448: Critical severity ubuntu/linux vulnerability

Q: Which Ubuntu kernel packages are identified as affected?

The listed packages are ubuntu/linux, ubuntu/linux-fips, ubuntu/linux-aws, ubuntu/linux-azure, ubuntu/linux-aws-fips, ubuntu/linux-azure-fips, ubuntu/linux-gcp, and ubuntu/linux-gcp-fips. No fixed-version information is provided.

Q: What filesystem condition is associated with triggering the issue?

The described failure occurs on the mkdir or mknod path when insertion of a new extent into the extent tree fails. The example given is a filesystem with the huge file feature disabled when the inode is marked dirty.

Q: What symptoms could indicate the system is encountering this condition?

Subsequent mkdir operations can reuse a physical block that has already been reclaimed and used by an xattr block. This can cause ext4_xattr_block_set() to loop indefinitely while retaining the inode lock, resulting in prolonged blocking, described as a 143-second blocking problem.

Published Apr 22, 2026

Updated

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ext4: avoid infinite loops caused by residual data On the mkdir/mknod path, when mapping logical blocks to physical blocks, if inserting a new extent into the extent tree fails (in this example, because the file system disabled the huge file feature when marking the inode as dirty), ext4extmapblocks() only calls ext4freeblocks() to reclaim the physical block without deleting the corresponding data in the extent tree. This causes subsequent mkdir operations to reference the previously reclaimed physical block number again, even though this physical block is already being used by the xattr block. Therefore, a situation arises where both the directory and xattr are using the same buffer head block in memory simultaneously. The above causes ext4xattrblockset() to enter an infinite loop about "inserted" and cannot release the inode lock, ultimately leading to the 143s blocking problem mentioned in [1]. If the metadata is corrupted, then trying to remove some extent space can do even more harm. Also in case EXT4GETBLOCKSDELALLOCRESERVE was passed, remove space wrongly update quota information. Jan Kara suggests distinguishing between two cases: 1) The error is ENOSPC or EDQUOT - in this case the filesystem is fully consistent and we must maintain its consistency including all the accounting. However these errors can happen only early before we've inserted the extent into the extent tree. So current code works correctly for this case. 2) Some other error - this means metadata is corrupted. We should strive to do as few modifications as possible to limit damage. So I'd just skip freeing of allocated blocks. [1] INFO: task syz.0.17:5995 blocked for more than 143 seconds. Call Trace: inodelocknested include/linux/fs.h:1073 [inline] startdirop fs/namei.c:2923 [inline] startdirop fs/namei.c:2934 [inline]

Affected Software

244 affected componentsFixes available

ubuntu/linux<3.13.0-215.266

3.13.0-215.266

ubuntu/linux-aws<4.4.0-1157.163

4.4.0-1157.163

ubuntu/linux-azure<4.15.0-1205.220~14.04.1

4.15.0-1205.220~14.04.1

ubuntu/linux-lts-xenial<4.4.0-284.318~14.04.1

4.4.0-284.318~14.04.1

ubuntu/linux<4.4.0-284.318

4.4.0-284.318

ubuntu/linux-aws<4.4.0-1195.210

4.4.0-1195.210

ubuntu/linux-aws-hwe<4.15.0-1195.208~16.04.1

4.15.0-1195.208~16.04.1

ubuntu/linux-azure<4.15.0-1205.220~16.04.1

4.15.0-1205.220~16.04.1

ubuntu/linux-gcp<4.15.0-1188.205~16.04.1

4.15.0-1188.205~16.04.1

ubuntu/linux-hwe<4.15.0-254.266~16.04.1

4.15.0-254.266~16.04.1

ubuntu/linux-hwe-edge*

ubuntu/linux-kvm<4.4.0-1158.169

4.4.0-1158.169

ubuntu/linux-oracle<4.15.0-1158.169~16.04.1

4.15.0-1158.169~16.04.1

ubuntu/linux-fips<4.4.0-1127.134

4.4.0-1127.134

ubuntu/linux-fips*

ubuntu/linux<4.15.0-254.266

4.15.0-254.266

ubuntu/linux-aws<4.15.0-1195.208

4.15.0-1195.208

ubuntu/linux-aws-5.0*

ubuntu/linux-aws-5.3*

ubuntu/linux-aws-5.4<5.4.0-1162.173~18.04.1

5.4.0-1162.173~18.04.1

ubuntu/linux-azure*

ubuntu/linux-azure-4.15<4.15.0-1205.220

4.15.0-1205.220

ubuntu/linux-azure-5.3*

ubuntu/linux-azure-5.4<5.4.0-1167.173~18.04.1

5.4.0-1167.173~18.04.1

ubuntu/linux-azure-edge*

ubuntu/linux-gcp*

ubuntu/linux-gcp-4.15<4.15.0-1188.205

4.15.0-1188.205

ubuntu/linux-gcp-5.3*

ubuntu/linux-gcp-5.4<5.4.0-1165.174~18.04.1

5.4.0-1165.174~18.04.1

ubuntu/linux-gke-4.15*

ubuntu/linux-gke-5.4*

ubuntu/linux-gkeop-5.4*

ubuntu/linux-hwe*

ubuntu/linux-hwe-5.4<5.4.0-234.254~18.04.1

5.4.0-234.254~18.04.1

ubuntu/linux-hwe-edge*

ubuntu/linux-ibm-5.4<5.4.0-1108.113~18.04.1

5.4.0-1108.113~18.04.1

ubuntu/linux-kvm<4.15.0-1177.182

4.15.0-1177.182

ubuntu/linux-oem*

ubuntu/linux-oracle<4.15.0-1158.169

4.15.0-1158.169

ubuntu/linux-oracle-5.0*

ubuntu/linux-oracle-5.3*

ubuntu/linux-oracle-5.4<5.4.0-1161.171~18.04.1

5.4.0-1161.171~18.04.1

ubuntu/linux-raspi-5.4<5.4.0-1145.158~18.04.1

5.4.0-1145.158~18.04.1

ubuntu/linux-aws-fips<4.15.0-2133.139

4.15.0-2133.139

ubuntu/linux-azure-fips<4.15.0-2113.119

4.15.0-2113.119

ubuntu/linux-fips<4.15.0-1150.162

4.15.0-1150.162

ubuntu/linux-gcp-fips<4.15.0-2096.102

4.15.0-2096.102

ubuntu/linux-aws-fips*

ubuntu/linux-azure-fips*

ubuntu/linux-fips*

ubuntu/linux-gcp-fips*

ubuntu/linux<5.4.0-234.254

5.4.0-234.254

ubuntu/linux-aws<5.4.0-1162.173

5.4.0-1162.173

ubuntu/linux-aws-5.11*

ubuntu/linux-aws-5.13*

ubuntu/linux-aws-5.15<5.15.0-1114.121~20.04.1

5.15.0-1114.121~20.04.1

ubuntu/linux-aws-5.8*

ubuntu/linux-azure<5.4.0-1167.173

5.4.0-1167.173

ubuntu/linux-azure-5.11*

ubuntu/linux-azure-5.13*

ubuntu/linux-azure-5.15<5.15.0-1119.128~20.04.1

5.15.0-1119.128~20.04.1

ubuntu/linux-azure-5.8*

ubuntu/linux-azure-fde*

ubuntu/linux-azure-fde-5.15<5.15.0-1118.127~20.04.1

5.15.0-1118.127~20.04.1

ubuntu/linux-bluefield<5.4.0-1121.128

5.4.0-1121.128

ubuntu/linux-gcp<5.4.0-1165.174

5.4.0-1165.174

ubuntu/linux-gcp-5.11*

ubuntu/linux-gcp-5.13*

ubuntu/linux-gcp-5.15<5.15.0-1114.124~20.04.1

5.15.0-1114.124~20.04.1

ubuntu/linux-gcp-5.8*

ubuntu/linux-gke*

ubuntu/linux-gke-5.15*

ubuntu/linux-gkeop*

ubuntu/linux-gkeop-5.15*

ubuntu/linux-hwe-5.11*

ubuntu/linux-hwe-5.13*

ubuntu/linux-hwe-5.15<5.15.0-190.200~20.04.1

5.15.0-190.200~20.04.1

ubuntu/linux-hwe-5.8*

ubuntu/linux-ibm<5.4.0-1108.113

5.4.0-1108.113

ubuntu/linux-ibm-5.15<5.15.0-1107.111~20.04.1

5.15.0-1107.111~20.04.1

ubuntu/linux-intel-5.13*

ubuntu/linux-intel-iotg-5.15<5.15.0-1108.114~20.04.1

5.15.0-1108.114~20.04.1

ubuntu/linux-iot<5.4.0-1066.69

5.4.0-1066.69

ubuntu/linux-kvm<5.4.0-1149.158

5.4.0-1149.158

ubuntu/linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15<5.15.0-190.200~20.04.1

5.15.0-190.200~20.04.1

ubuntu/linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15<5.15.0-1065.67~20.04.1

5.15.0-1065.67~20.04.1

ubuntu/linux-oem-5.10*

ubuntu/linux-oem-5.13*

ubuntu/linux-oem-5.6*

ubuntu/linux-oracle<5.4.0-1160.170

5.4.0-1160.170

ubuntu/linux-oracle-5.11*

ubuntu/linux-oracle-5.13*

ubuntu/linux-oracle-5.15<5.15.0-1110.116~20.04.1

5.15.0-1110.116~20.04.1

ubuntu/linux-oracle-5.8*

ubuntu/linux-raspi<5.4.0-1145.158

5.4.0-1145.158

ubuntu/linux-raspi2*

ubuntu/linux-riscv*

ubuntu/linux-riscv-5.11*

ubuntu/linux-riscv-5.15<5.15.0-1107.111~20.04.1

5.15.0-1107.111~20.04.1

ubuntu/linux-riscv-5.8*

ubuntu/linux-xilinx-zynqmp<5.4.0-1080.84

5.4.0-1080.84

ubuntu/linux-aws-fips<5.4.0-1163.174+fips1

5.4.0-1163.174+fips1

ubuntu/linux-azure-fips<5.4.0-1167.173+fips1

5.4.0-1167.173+fips1

ubuntu/linux-fips<5.4.0-1136.146

5.4.0-1136.146

ubuntu/linux-gcp-fips<5.4.0-1165.174+fips1

5.4.0-1165.174+fips1

ubuntu/linux-aws-fips*

ubuntu/linux-azure-fips*

ubuntu/linux-fips*

ubuntu/linux-gcp-fips*

ubuntu/linux<5.15.0-187.197

5.15.0-187.197

ubuntu/linux-allwinner-5.19*

ubuntu/linux-aws<5.15.0-1113.120

5.15.0-1113.120

ubuntu/linux-aws-5.19*

ubuntu/linux-aws-6.2*

ubuntu/linux-aws-6.5*

ubuntu/linux-aws-6.8<6.8.0-1060.63~22.04.1

6.8.0-1060.63~22.04.1

ubuntu/linux-azure<5.15.0-1118.127

5.15.0-1118.127

ubuntu/linux-azure-5.19*

ubuntu/linux-azure-6.2*

ubuntu/linux-azure-6.5*

ubuntu/linux-azure-6.8<6.8.0-1063.71~22.04.1

6.8.0-1063.71~22.04.1

ubuntu/linux-azure-fde<5.15.0-1118.127

5.15.0-1118.127

ubuntu/linux-azure-fde-5.19*

ubuntu/linux-azure-fde-6.2*

ubuntu/linux-azure-fde-6.8<6.8.0-1062.69~22.04.1

6.8.0-1062.69~22.04.1

ubuntu/linux-gcp<5.15.0-1114.124

5.15.0-1114.124

ubuntu/linux-gcp-5.19*

ubuntu/linux-gcp-6.2*

ubuntu/linux-gcp-6.5*

ubuntu/linux-gcp-6.8<6.8.0-1063.69~22.04.1

6.8.0-1063.69~22.04.1

ubuntu/linux-gke<5.15.0-1110.116

5.15.0-1110.116

ubuntu/linux-gkeop<5.15.0-1096.104

5.15.0-1096.104

ubuntu/linux-hwe-5.19*

ubuntu/linux-hwe-6.2*

ubuntu/linux-hwe-6.5*

ubuntu/linux-hwe-6.8<6.8.0-136.136~22.04.1

6.8.0-136.136~22.04.1

ubuntu/linux-ibm<5.15.0-1107.111

5.15.0-1107.111

ubuntu/linux-ibm-6.8<6.8.0-1060.61~22.04.1

6.8.0-1060.61~22.04.1

ubuntu/linux-intel-iot-realtime*

ubuntu/linux-intel-iotg<5.15.0-1108.114

5.15.0-1108.114

ubuntu/linux-kvm<5.15.0-1105.110

5.15.0-1105.110

ubuntu/linux-lowlatency<5.15.0-190.200

5.15.0-190.200

ubuntu/linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19*

ubuntu/linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2*

ubuntu/linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5*

ubuntu/linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8<6.8.0-134.134.1~22.04.1

6.8.0-134.134.1~22.04.1

ubuntu/linux-nvidia<5.15.0-1108.109

5.15.0-1108.109

ubuntu/linux-nvidia-6.2*

ubuntu/linux-nvidia-6.5*

ubuntu/linux-nvidia-6.8<6.8.0-1058.61~22.04.1

6.8.0-1058.61~22.04.1

ubuntu/linux-nvidia-tegra<5.15.0-1065.67

5.15.0-1065.67

ubuntu/linux-nvidia-tegra-igx<5.15.0-1054.54

5.15.0-1054.54

ubuntu/linux-oem-5.17*

ubuntu/linux-oem-6.0*

ubuntu/linux-oem-6.1*

ubuntu/linux-oem-6.5*

ubuntu/linux-oracle<5.15.0-1110.116

5.15.0-1110.116

ubuntu/linux-oracle-6.5*

ubuntu/linux-oracle-6.8<6.8.0-1057.58~22.04.1

6.8.0-1057.58~22.04.1

ubuntu/linux-raspi<5.15.0-1108.111

5.15.0-1108.111

ubuntu/linux-realtime*

ubuntu/linux-riscv*

ubuntu/linux-riscv-5.19*

ubuntu/linux-riscv-6.5*

ubuntu/linux-riscv-6.8<6.8.0-134.134~22.04.1

6.8.0-134.134~22.04.1

ubuntu/linux-starfive-5.19*

ubuntu/linux-starfive-6.2*

ubuntu/linux-starfive-6.5*

ubuntu/linux-xilinx-zynqmp<5.15.0-1076.80

5.15.0-1076.80

ubuntu/linux-bluefield<5.15.0-1097.99

5.15.0-1097.99

ubuntu/linux-intel-iot-realtime<5.15.0-1105.107

5.15.0-1105.107

ubuntu/linux-realtime<5.15.0-1112.121

5.15.0-1112.121

ubuntu/linux-realtime-6.8<6.8.1-1055.56~22.04.1

6.8.1-1055.56~22.04.1

ubuntu/linux-aws-fips*

ubuntu/linux-azure-fips*

ubuntu/linux-fips*

ubuntu/linux-gcp-fips*

ubuntu/linux-aws-fips<5.15.0-1113.120+fips1

5.15.0-1113.120+fips1

ubuntu/linux-azure-fips<5.15.0-1118.127+fips1

5.15.0-1118.127+fips1

ubuntu/linux-fips<5.15.0-190.200+fips1

5.15.0-190.200+fips1

ubuntu/linux-gcp-fips<5.15.0-1114.124+fips1

5.15.0-1114.124+fips1

ubuntu/linux<6.8.0-134.134

6.8.0-134.134

ubuntu/linux-aws<6.8.0-1060.63

6.8.0-1060.63

ubuntu/linux-aws-6.14*

ubuntu/linux-aws-6.17<6.17.0-1019.19~24.04.1

6.17.0-1019.19~24.04.1

ubuntu/linux-azure<6.8.0-1063.71

6.8.0-1063.71

ubuntu/linux-azure-6.11*

ubuntu/linux-azure-6.14*

ubuntu/linux-azure-6.17<6.17.0-1021.21~24.04.1

6.17.0-1021.21~24.04.1

ubuntu/linux-azure-fde<6.8.0-1062.69

6.8.0-1062.69

ubuntu/linux-azure-fde-6.14*

ubuntu/linux-azure-nvidia*

ubuntu/linux-azure-nvidia-6.14*

ubuntu/linux-gcp<6.8.0-1063.69

6.8.0-1063.69

ubuntu/linux-gcp-6.11*

ubuntu/linux-gcp-6.14*

ubuntu/linux-gcp-6.17<6.17.0-1020.22~24.04.1

6.17.0-1020.22~24.04.1

ubuntu/linux-gke<6.8.0-1058.64

6.8.0-1058.64

ubuntu/linux-gkeop<6.8.0-1045.48

6.8.0-1045.48

ubuntu/linux-hwe-6.11*

ubuntu/linux-hwe-6.14*

ubuntu/linux-hwe-6.17<6.17.0-40.40~24.04.1

6.17.0-40.40~24.04.1

ubuntu/linux-ibm<6.8.0-1060.61

6.8.0-1060.61

ubuntu/linux-lowlatency<6.8.0-134.134.1

6.8.0-134.134.1

ubuntu/linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11*

ubuntu/linux-nvidia<6.8.0-1058.61

6.8.0-1058.61

ubuntu/linux-nvidia-6.11*

ubuntu/linux-nvidia-6.17<6.17.0-1026.26

6.17.0-1026.26

ubuntu/linux-nvidia-lowlatency<6.8.0-1058.61.1

6.8.0-1058.61.1

ubuntu/linux-nvidia-tegra<6.8.0-1029.30

6.8.0-1029.30

ubuntu/linux-oem-6.11*

ubuntu/linux-oem-6.14*

ubuntu/linux-oem-6.17<6.17.0-1028.28

6.17.0-1028.28

ubuntu/linux-oem-6.8*

ubuntu/linux-oracle<6.8.0-1057.58

6.8.0-1057.58

ubuntu/linux-oracle-6.14*

ubuntu/linux-oracle-6.17<6.17.0-1018.18~24.04.1

6.17.0-1018.18~24.04.1

ubuntu/linux-raspi<6.8.0-1060.64

6.8.0-1060.64

ubuntu/linux-raspi-realtime*

ubuntu/linux-realtime*

ubuntu/linux-riscv*

ubuntu/linux-riscv-6.14*

ubuntu/linux-riscv-6.17*

ubuntu/linux-vmware<6.8.0-1008.8

6.8.0-1008.8

ubuntu/linux-xilinx<6.8.0-1032.33

6.8.0-1032.33

ubuntu/linux-bluefield<6.8.0-1026.30

6.8.0-1026.30

ubuntu/linux-raspi-realtime<6.8.0-2049.50

6.8.0-2049.50

ubuntu/linux-realtime<6.8.1-1055.56

6.8.1-1055.56

ubuntu/linux-realtime-6.14*

ubuntu/linux-realtime-6.17<6.17.0-1017.19~24.04.1

6.17.0-1017.19~24.04.1

ubuntu/linux-aws-fips<6.8.0-1060.63+fips1

6.8.0-1060.63+fips1

ubuntu/linux-azure-fips<6.8.0-1062.69+fips1

6.8.0-1062.69+fips1

ubuntu/linux-fips<6.8.0-134.134+fips1

6.8.0-134.134+fips1

ubuntu/linux-gcp-fips<6.8.0-1063.69+fips1

6.8.0-1063.69+fips1

ubuntu/linux<6.17.0-40.40

6.17.0-40.40

ubuntu/linux-aws<6.17.0-1019.19

6.17.0-1019.19

ubuntu/linux-azure*

ubuntu/linux-azure-fde*

ubuntu/linux-gcp<6.17.0-1020.22

6.17.0-1020.22

ubuntu/linux-oracle<6.17.0-1018.18

6.17.0-1018.18

ubuntu/linux-raspi<6.17.0-1021.21

6.17.0-1021.21

ubuntu/linux-realtime<6.17.0-1017.19

6.17.0-1017.19

ubuntu/linux-riscv<6.17.0-40.40.1

6.17.0-40.40.1

ubuntu/linux-vmware*

Remediation

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Event History

Apr 22, 2026

CVE Published

via OSV·02:16 PM

Data Sourced

via OSV·02:16 PM

DescriptionSeverityAffected Software

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Ubuntu kernel packages are identified as affected?

The listed packages are ubuntu/linux, ubuntu/linux-fips, ubuntu/linux-aws, ubuntu/linux-azure, ubuntu/linux-aws-fips, ubuntu/linux-azure-fips, ubuntu/linux-gcp, and ubuntu/linux-gcp-fips. No fixed-version information is provided.

What filesystem condition is associated with triggering the issue?

The described failure occurs on the mkdir or mknod path when insertion of a new extent into the extent tree fails. The example given is a filesystem with the huge file feature disabled when the inode is marked dirty.

What symptoms could indicate the system is encountering this condition?

Subsequent mkdir operations can reuse a physical block that has already been reclaimed and used by an xattr block. This can cause ext4_xattr_block_set() to loop indefinitely while retaining the inode lock, resulting in prolonged blocking, described as a 143-second blocking problem.

UBUNTU-CVE-2026-31448: Critical severity ubuntu/linux vulnerability

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