cve 2026 31449

  1. CVE-2026-31449 Ext4 Bounds Check Fix: Prevent Slab OOB Reads

    CVE-2026-31449 is a reminder that some of the most consequential Linux kernel bugs are not flashy exploit chains, but narrow trust failures inside core filesystem machinery. In this case, the flaw sits in ext4’s extent-tree correction logic, where an unchecked pointer can drift past the end of...