CVE-2026-71222Gfs2-utils: gfs2-utils: heap out-of-bounds read via unchecked ea_num_ptrs in extended attribute processing
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A heap out-of-bounds read vulnerability was found in gfs2-utils. The ea_num_ptrs field from on-disk extended attribute metadata is consumed without bounds validation, causing a heap buffer over-read that may disclose sensitive memory contents or cause a crash when processing crafted GFS2 filesystem images.
- CVSS
- 5.3 MEDIUM (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-125
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- redhat
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Sep 5, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 redhat:enterprise_linux | 7 | CNA record |
redhat enterprise_linux redhat:enterprise_linux | 7.0; 8.0; 9.0 | NVD |
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-71222vdb-entry, x-refsource-redhat, vendor-advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2511399issue-tracking, x-refsource-redhat
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