Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: f2fs: fix listxattr handling of corrupted xattr entries Validate the xattr entry before reading its fields in f2fs_listxattr(). Return -EFSCORRUPTED when the entry is outside the valid xattr storage area instead of returning a successful partial result.
References8
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/2770041f34b52334ea63351ffb1cc2007a9de46e
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/3c0dbfecd859fd02fe9008f33a83146102ccd9ba
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/5ef5bc304f23c3fe255d4936472378dcb74d0e94
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/7dd01f7d0291583e3e5420c95c7d584e114899bd
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/7dfac47e4189692f35230f3064acf2540e6d75fe
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/c8a10f174316e80d577e6549099b71a7a2111f3f
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/dfa4891c27bccbd83d511a065721e85621f275a1
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/ec9f79c8d5b28a928e65b67cd138c841571cf502
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 8 November 2026
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