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TI-2026-60644 Aliases CVE-2026-89601GHSA-g65m-jqm9-5xv8

ext2: Fix lost inode updates for IS_SYNC inodes

Priority LOW 39Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 2 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

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().

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00546 46th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Linux (Linux): 6.1.191, 6.6.160, 6.12.114 +3Red Hat: 2 without a fix

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
LinuxLinux2.6.12 and later6.1.191, 6.6.160, 6.12.114, 6.18.57, 7.2.4, 7.3Patch availableCNA
  • Linux VendorLinux Affected 2.6.12 and later Fixed in 6.1.191, 6.6.160, 6.12.114, 6.18.57, 7.2.4, 7.3 Patch available CNA

CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1

Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·Linux

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 6.1.191, 6.6.160, 6.12.114, 6.18.57, 7.2.4, 7.3

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Not affected: 5 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-89601
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g65m-jqm9-5xv8
  3. 2026-10-16 Fix available: Linux/Linux@5481766125041e71662f2e32ee0e91ad5f4d07f4, Linux/[email protected] · CNA
  4. 2026-10-16 1 new reference · CNA
  5. 2026-10-19 Fix available: Linux/[email protected] · CNA
  6. 2026-10-21 Fix available: Linux/[email protected], Linux/[email protected], Linux/Linux@b879565effd88fc119c2efea3f3868a9997ed9ba +1 · CNA
  7. 2026-10-21 2 new references · CNA
  8. 2026-10-30 Fix available: Linux/Linux@55e66d84b5272c425b324a2b247cdacacf1e10b9, Linux/[email protected] · CNA
  9. 2026-10-30 1 new reference · CNA
  10. 2026-10-30 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
  11. 2026-10-31 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
  12. 2026-11-06 EPSS moved to the below the 50th percentile

References

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  • TI-2021-02452 Incorrect authorization in Ubuntu linux kernel KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2013-05264 The (1) get_user and (2) put_user API functions in the Linux kernel before 3.5.5 on the… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2022-00125 Integer overflow in kernel KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2013-01864 The perf_swevent_init function in kernel/events/core.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.9… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
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