{"apiVersion":"1.0","identifier":"CVE-2026-74362","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ext2: fix ignored return value of generic_write_sync() Fix ext2_dio_write_iter() to propagate the error returned by generic_write_sync() instead of silently discarding it, which could cause write(2) to return success to userspace on O_SYNC/O_DSYNC files even when the sync failed. The correct pattern, already used in ext2_dax_write_iter() in the same file and in ext4, xfs, f2fs among others, is: if (ret > 0) ret = generic_write_sync(iocb, ret); Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE. [JK: Reflect also filemap_write_and_wait() return value]","publishedAt":"2026-08-15T06:22:37","lastModifiedAt":"2026-08-17T06:19:30","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-74362","cvssScore":null,"cvssVector":"Pending","epssProbability":0.00168,"riskScore":0,"affectedProduct":"Linux kernel","affectedVersions":"unknown","vulnerabilityType":"Kernel","operatingSystems":[],"links":{"self":"https://www.redsauce.net/api/cves/CVE-2026-74362","webPages":{"es":"https://www.redsauce.net/es/cves/CVE-2026-74362","en":"https://www.redsauce.net/en/cves/CVE-2026-74362","fr":"https://www.redsauce.net/fr/cves/CVE-2026-74362","pt":"https://www.redsauce.net/pt/cves/CVE-2026-74362","de":"https://www.redsauce.net/de/cves/CVE-2026-74362","sk":"https://www.redsauce.net/sk/cves/CVE-2026-74362","el":"https://www.redsauce.net/el/cves/CVE-2026-74362"},"source":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-74362"}}