Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux Kernel versions prior to v5.15.87

Description The issue is related to an inode leak in the ext4 xattr inode create() function on an error path. The actual impact and attack plausibility have not yet been proven.

Recommendations For Linux Kernel versions prior to v5.15.87, update to version v5.15.87 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the ext4 xattr inode create() function until a patch is available.