ocfs2: fix double free in user_cluster_connect()
Priority LOW 22Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
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- Privileges required
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- User interaction
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- Attack complexity
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- Impact type
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- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
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- Fix status
- Fixed
No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ocfs2: fix double free in user_cluster_connect() user_cluster_disconnect() frees "conn->cc_private" which is "lc" but then the error handling frees "lc" a second time. Set "lc" to NULL on this path to avoid a double free.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00227 13th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Linux (Linux): 5.4.301, 5.10.246, 5.15.195 +5
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 3.14 and later | 5.4.301, 5.10.246, 5.15.195, 6.1.156, 6.6.112, 6.12.53, 6.17.3, 6.18 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 3.14 and later Fixed in 5.4.301, 5.10.246, 5.15.195, 6.1.156, 6.6.112, 6.12.53, 6.17.3, 6.18 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.4.301, 5.10.246, 5.15.195, 6.1.156, 6.6.112, 6.12.53, 6.17.3, 6.18
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Not affected: 5 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-40055
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xrxh-pcqg-5r4x
References
Other 8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/283333079d96c84baa91f0c62b5e0cbec246b7a2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f992bc72f681c32a682d474a29c2135a64d4f4e5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/827c8efa0d1afe817b90f3618afff552e88348d2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bfe011297ddd2d0cd64752978baaa0c04cd20573
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7e76fe9dfadbc00364d7523d5a109e9d3e4a7db2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/694d5b401036a614f8080085a9de6f86ff0742dc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/892f41e12c8689130d552a9eb2b77bafd26484ab
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8f45f089337d924db24397f55697cda0e6960516
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Sources
- CVE-2025-40055 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-40055 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xrxh-pcqg-5r4x · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2025-40055 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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