VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2026-71222

CVSS score5.3 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.11%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2026-09-03
Last modified2026-09-22
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L

Description

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.

Weakness classification

  • secalert@redhat.com: CWE-125

Primary references