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Fencer Vulns
medium 5.3

CVE-2026-71222 json

Gfs2-utils: gfs2-utils: heap out-of-bounds read via unchecked ea_num_ptrs in extended attribute processing

published 2026-09-03 2 mo ago modified 2026-11-05 3 d ago also EUVD-2026-70450

cvss
5.3
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.1%
EPSS 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 1%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • gfs2-utils Debian 14 3.6.1-2

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2026-71222

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2026-71222 updated cvss 5.3

gfs2-utils: gfs2-utils: heap out-of-bounds read via unchecked ea_num_ptrs in extended attribute processing

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 gfs2-utils 3.1.10-11.el7_9.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 gfs2-utils 3.1.10-11.el7_9.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 gfs2-utils 3.1.10-11.el7_9.1
    affected: workaround, no fix available “Do not process untrusted GFS2 filesystem images with gfs2-utils tools. Run gfs2-utils tools in a containerized or VM-isolated environment when processing untrusted images.”

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
2 mo ago

Exploit prediction

0.11% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 1% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L
NVD 3.1 6.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Affected products

  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

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