How many CVEs have patched ext4_alloc_inode?

2 published CVEs changed ext4_alloc_inode in torvalds/linux, in 8 distinct patches totalling 2 changed lines, between 2016 and 2025.

What is the latest CVE that changed ext4_alloc_inode?

CVE-2022-50546 (ext4: fix uninititialized value in 'ext4_evict_inode'), published 2025-10-07, changed lines 1282 of fs/ext4/super.c.

How does ext4_alloc_inode compare to the rest of torvalds/linux?

torvalds/linux has 19,281 CVEs with a located fix in total; 2 of them changed ext4_alloc_inode.

What do the line numbers refer to?

Line numbers are in the fixed version of the file, as the upstream patch left it. A CVE whose fix was backported to several branches is listed once, with the lines from the upstream commit.

torvalds/linux

Function

ext4_alloc_inode

Name: ext4_alloc_inode in torvalds/linux: CVE fixes
Creator: RadicalNotion.AI
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/

fs/ext4/super.c

Last patched October 7, 2025

CVEs

That changed this function

Distinct patches

Backports counted once

Lines changed

Added plus removed

2016–2025

Years

By CVE publication date

Overview

ext4_alloc_inode in torvalds/linux was changed by 2 published CVE fixes between 2016 and 2025, in 8 distinct patches that added or removed 2 lines in total.

torvalds/linux has 19,281 CVEs with a located fix in total, so 0% of them touched this function.

CVEs that patched it

Every published CVE whose fix changed ext4_alloc_inode, newest first, with the lines each fix touched.

ext4: fix uninititialized value in 'ext4_evict_inode'
CVE-2022-50546 · line 1282 · +1 −0
High · CVSS 7.8
EPSS 0.2%2025-10-07
CVE-2015-8324
CVE-2015-8324 · line 712 · +1 −0
Medium · CVSS 4.6
EPSS 0.4%2016-05-02

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smb2_sess_setup13 CVEs · fs/smb/server/smb2pdu.c adjust_ptr_min_max_vals13 CVEs · kernel/bpf/verifier.c ext4_fill_super13 CVEs · fs/ext4/super.c bcm_rx_setup12 CVEs · net/can/bcm.c copy_process12 CVEs · kernel/fork.c smb2_sess_setup11 CVEs · fs/ksmbd/smb2pdu.c

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about CVE fixes to ext4_alloc_inode.

How many CVEs have patched ext4_alloc_inode?: 2 published CVEs changed ext4_alloc_inode in torvalds/linux, in 8 distinct patches totalling 2 changed lines, between 2016 and 2025.
What is the latest CVE that changed ext4_alloc_inode?: CVE-2022-50546 (ext4: fix uninititialized value in 'ext4_evict_inode'), published 2025-10-07, changed lines 1282 of fs/ext4/super.c.
How does ext4_alloc_inode compare to the rest of torvalds/linux?: torvalds/linux has 19,281 CVEs with a located fix in total; 2 of them changed ext4_alloc_inode.
What do the line numbers refer to?: Line numbers are in the fixed version of the file, as the upstream patch left it. A CVE whose fix was backported to several branches is listed once, with the lines from the upstream commit.

References

Fix locations are computed by RadicalNotion.AI from the upstream patch diff of each CVE. CVE data is sourced from the CVE Program.

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