Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: xfs: remove xfs_attr_leaf_hasname The calling convention of xfs_attr_leaf_hasname() is problematic, because it returns a NULL buffer when xfs_attr3_leaf_read fails, a valid buffer when xfs_attr3_leaf_lookup_int returns -ENOATTR or -EEXIST, and a non-NULL buffer pointer for an already released buffer when xfs_attr3_leaf_lookup_int fails with other error values. Fix this by simply open coding xfs_attr_leaf_hasname in the callers, so that the buffer release code is done by each caller of xfs_attr3_leaf_read.
Affected products
linux: linux kernel
References6
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/2fbc8421d1db102c0e5458607e042a23a03648b1 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a65ea768b8094e4699e72f9ab420eb9e0f3f568 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/457121c01f609b9934addbb04d5c1ef638c71c61 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/530082df991903f3330354e99e0cb7b05debfa86 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/759e44a6cba8e81d945ffc269a326ec39e7f54f5
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/dfb3474230d392f809359f15aeaa9be4b1798199
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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7.8
HIGH
Score source: CNA
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - EPSS — exploit probability
- 0% percentile: 7 · as of 13 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-416
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