CVE-2026-43168

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)

Description An issue exists in the ocfs2 component regarding reflink preserve cleanup. The cleanup process for preserved xattr (extended attribute) entries contains logic errors where the last pointer is not correctly shifted by one unit after an array entry is cleaned up. Additionally, the current logic fails to clean up the first entry when the xh count variable is equal to 1.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.