CVE-2026-89786

A flaw was found in the ext4 filesystem component of the Linux kernel. The ext4_read_inline_dir() function can read a directory entry header beyond the allocated buffer, leading to an out-of-bounds read. A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability by interacting with the filesystem, potentially causing a denial of service or disclosing sensitive information.

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