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  - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ext4: fix inode use after free in     ext4_end_io_rsv_work() In ext4_io_end_defer_completion(), check if io_end->list_vec is empty to avoid     adding an io_end that requires no conversion to the i_rsv_conversion_list, which in turn prevents starting     an unnecessary worker. An ext4_emergency_state() check is also added to avoid attempting to abort the     journal in an emergency state. Additionally, ext4_put_io_end_defer() is refactored to call     ext4_io_end_defer_completion() directly instead of being open-coded. This also prevents starting an     unnecessary worker when EXT4_IO_END_FAILED is set but data_err=abort is not enabled. This ensures that the     check in ext4_put_io_end_defer() is consistent with the check in ext4_end_bio(). Otherwise, we might add     an io_end to the i_rsv_conversion_list and then call ext4_finish_bio(), after which the inode could be     freed before ext4_end_io_rsv_work() is called, triggering a use-after-free issue. (CVE-2025-38580)

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Version 1.5 Jul 18, 2026, 3:00 PM CVSS temporal metrics ("CVSSv2 temporal vector" set to "CVSS2#E:U/RL:U/RC:C") CVSS temporal metrics ("CVSSv3 temporal vector" set to "CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:U/RC:C") Detection (updated detection logic) Plugin Feed: 202607181500
Version 1.2 Sep 5, 2025, 7:39 AM CVSS metrics ("Cvssv4 score" set to 0.0) CVSSv2 severity (based on None, severity decreased from "High" to "Low") Detection (updated detection logic) Plugin metadata Plugin Feed: 202509050739
Version 1.1 Sep 1, 2025, 10:01 PM New Plugin Feed: 202509012201