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.
CVE-2026-71222
CVSS base score
5.3 (v3.1)
Severity
MEDIUM
Attack vector
Local
Weakness
CWE-125
Last modified
November 5, 2026
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L
Affected products
redhat enterprise linux
References
- access.redhat.com Vendor Advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking