CVE-2026-45899

MEDIUMNVD 5.55.5—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 5.5 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-05-27. NVD baseline CVSS 5.5; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
5.5
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 5.5Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

ext4: drop extent cache when splitting extent fails

When the split extent fails, we might leave some extents still being processed and return an error directly, which will result in stale extent entries remaining in the extent status tree. So drop all of the remaining potentially stale extents if the splitting fails.

CVSS v3
5.5
EG Score
5.5(medium)
EPSS
5.6%
KEV
Not listed

Published

May 27, 2026

Last Modified

June 25, 2026

Advisory Details (7)

Auto-updated Jun 25, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

ext4: drop extent cache when splitting extent fails - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dc7c9b9d03a59a7fe483574531327e650a4b4adc
generic

ext4: drop extent cache when splitting extent fails - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/808f3191498f300174523c54cab101e18795ae4e
generic

ext4: drop extent cache when splitting extent fails - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/79b592e8f1b435796cbc2722190368e3e8ffd7a1
generic

ext4: drop extent cache when splitting extent fails - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6e54f8dfee359bbd58086c883ea8cffd5312999d
generic

ext4: drop extent cache when splitting extent fails - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/337506dc652383c80839edb8d8dcdd8ff2129b4f
generic

ext4: drop extent cache when splitting extent fails - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/31bf37cf53ede8145e2bc62da803d4506da92975
generic

ext4: drop extent cache when splitting extent fails - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/120c6bd7ca9d3e80a968b758cbb3fbd67570f132

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-45899(2)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 7× in last 7d / 48× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-07-15 16:57 UTCEPSS rescore
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  7. 2026-07-09 19:10 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-07-09 00:24 UTCEG score recompute
  9. 2026-07-09 00:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-07-08 15:16 UTCEPSS rescore
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  17. 2026-07-01 11:36 UTCEG score recompute
  18. 2026-07-01 11:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-06-30 23:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  20. 2026-06-29 14:30 UTCEG score recompute
  21. 2026-06-29 14:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-06-29 14:06 UTCEPSS rescore
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  24. 2026-06-28 14:07 UTCEPSS rescore
  25. 2026-06-28 05:11 UTCEG score recompute▲ 5.50
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  1. 2026-06-28 05:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-06-28 04:56 UTCEPSS rescore
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  4. 2026-06-27 03:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-06-25 21:50 UTCNVD updateCVSS v3 → 5.5 · severity → MEDIUM
  6. 2026-06-25 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-06-25 01:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-06-24 14:05 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-06-23 21:33 UTCEPSS rescore
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  22. 2026-06-17 00:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-06-16 17:52 UTCEPSS rescore
  24. 2026-06-15 17:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  25. 2026-06-13 23:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  26. 2026-06-13 20:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  27. 2026-06-12 23:12 UTCEPSS rescore
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  29. 2026-06-11 14:00 UTCEPSS rescore
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  31. 2026-06-10 13:22 UTCEPSS rescore
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  33. 2026-06-10 11:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  34. 2026-06-08 14:17 UTCEPSS rescore
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  36. 2026-06-07 15:25 UTCEPSS rescore
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  38. 2026-06-07 08:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  39. 2026-06-06 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
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  41. 2026-06-05 22:47 UTCEPSS rescore
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  44. 2026-06-04 13:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  45. 2026-06-04 13:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  46. 2026-06-04 05:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  47. 2026-06-02 20:13 UTCEPSS rescore
  48. 2026-06-01 13:52 UTCEPSS rescore
  49. 2026-06-01 13:52 UTCEPSS rescore
  50. 2026-06-01 01:42 UTCEG score recompute
  51. 2026-06-01 01:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  52. 2026-05-31 22:30 UTCEPSS rescore
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  56. 2026-05-29 13:44 UTCEPSS rescore
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  58. 2026-05-28 13:44 UTCEPSS rescore
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  60. 2026-05-27 14:18 UTCEG score recompute

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-45899?
CVE-2026-45899 is a medium vulnerability published on May 27, 2026. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ext4: drop extent cache when splitting extent fails When the split extent fails, we might leave some extents still being processed and return an error directly, which will result in stale extent entries remaining in the extent…
When was CVE-2026-45899 disclosed?
CVE-2026-45899 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 27, 2026, with the most recent update on June 25, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-45899 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-45899 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 5.6% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-45899?
CVE-2026-45899 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-45899?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-45899, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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