CVE-2026-46080: Linux kernel · ocfs2: split transactions in dio completion to avoid credit exhaustion
Affects Linux kernelSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · fixed in ea5bb1d20da756e4f41a48dad42b2e7d6e73f71e : update Linux kernel when convenient.
Data as of 6 Nov 2026, 16:34 UTC
Rated by Threat Radar · No CVSS score from NVD or the CNA
Thin evidence
One scorer or none- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- No evidence of active exploitation and no public proof of concept
- Automatable
- Attackers cannot reliably automate steps 1–4 of the kill chain
- Technical impact
- Limited control over the software or limited information exposure
CISA SSVC assessment, 2026-11-06.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in ea5bb1d20da756e4f41a48dad42b2e7d6e73f71e, d647c5b2fbf81560818dacade360abc8c00a9665, 886f97fa59d0bbfa9859fb1a66dd9e014b522d89 +5
Exploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 27 May 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 6 Nov 2026.
What to do
Upgrade to a fixed release listed under Affected software.
Affected software
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Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ocfs2: split transactions in dio completion to avoid credit exhaustion During ocfs2 dio operations, JBD2 may report warnings via following call trace: ocfs2_dio_end_io_write ocfs2_mark_extent_written ocfs2_change_extent_flag ocfs2_split_extent ocfs2_try_to_merge_extent ocfs2_extend_rotate_transaction ocfs2_extend_trans jbd2__journal_restart start_this_handle output: JBD2: kworker/6:2 wants too many credits credits:5450 rsv_credits:0 max:5449 To prevent exceeding the credits limit, modify ocfs2_dio_end_io_write() to handle extents in a batch of transaction. Additionally, relocate ocfs2_del_inode_from_orphan(). The orphan inode should only be removed from the orphan list after the extent tree update is complete. This ensures that if a crash occurs in the middle of extent tree updates, we won't leave stale blocks beyond EOF. This patch also changes the logic for updating the inode size and removing orphan, making it similar to ext4_dio_write_end_io(). Both operations are performed only when everything looks good. Finally, thanks to Jans and Joseph for providing the bug fix prototype and suggestions.
References
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/97c03c0e9f73a5049794b3c69ee60fb5e8b0ebd8 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/1e99bb19994246514d63e656492904176f9d5edd (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/91e05ac2336d00d5b99fc774be4bd50039084796 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/886f97fa59d0bbfa9859fb1a66dd9e014b522d89 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/ea5bb1d20da756e4f41a48dad42b2e7d6e73f71e (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/3c636a3edca9c3f180b3079f94fe7e115730d9c6 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/069c3fb310e9336cf48cfdf8748a32c29fd0193d (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/d647c5b2fbf81560818dacade360abc8c00a9665 (opens in a new tab)