gfs2: prevent NULL pointer dereference during unmount
Priority LOW 24CWE-476Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 3 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-476.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: gfs2: prevent NULL pointer dereference during unmount When flushing out outstanding glock work during an unmount, gfs2_log_flush() can be called when sdp->sd_jdesc has already been deallocated and sdp->sd_jdesc is NULL. Commit 35264909e9d1 ("gfs2: Fix NULL pointer dereference in gfs2_log_flush") added a check for that to gfs2_log_flush() itself, but it missed the sdp->sd_jdesc dereference in gfs2_log_release(). Fix that.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00123 2nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Linux (Linux): 5.15.209, 6.1.175, 6.6.141 +5Red Hat: 3 without a fix
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 5.15.200 to before 5.15.209; 6.1.162 to before 6.1.175; 6.6.37 to before 6.6.141; 6.9.8 to before 6.10 | 5.15.209, 6.1.175, 6.6.141, 6.10 | Patch available | CNA |
| Linux | Linux | 6.10 and later | 5.15.209, 6.1.175, 6.6.141, 6.12.91, 6.18.33, 7.0.10, 7.1 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 5.15.200 to before 5.15.209; 6.1.162 to before 6.1.175; 6.6.37 to before 6.6.141; 6.9.8 to before 6.10 Fixed in 5.15.209, 6.1.175, 6.6.141, 6.10 Patch available CNA
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 6.10 and later Fixed in 5.15.209, 6.1.175, 6.6.141, 6.12.91, 6.18.33, 7.0.10, 7.1 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.15.200 to before 5.15.209; 6.1.162 to before 6.1.175; 6.6.37 to before 6.6.141; 6.9.8 to before 6.12.91; 6.13 to before 6.18.33; 6.19 to before 7.0.10 | Vulnerable | Linux |
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.15.200 to before 5.15.209; 6.1.162 to before 6.1.175; 6.6.37 to before 6.6.141; 6.9.8 to before 6.12.91; 6.13 to before 6.18.33; 6.19 to before 7.0.10 Vulnerable ·Linux
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.15.209, 6.1.175, 6.6.141, 6.10
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.15.209, 6.1.175, 6.6.141, 6.12.91, 6.18.33, 7.0.10, 7.1
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Not affected: 3 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-53048
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x2x3-cmvw-67w8
- 2026-10-29 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-11-06 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
Patch 7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cec55674354794eddb80b914f73a6bf9b7fc304a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2fc4c868c9060f424fd4a7cacb0aec5082aba4de
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/233a0945a4b1dbe3f38c30afb7d05b76c67f1193
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e15f16761594e80b15776980b27c35477655a135
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d8ffae016c4a78693fe1283335d0b6833a9c1366
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/abd73229f0e886a91a16ea781ab656bd9b4d1ee8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/74b4dbb946060a3233604d91859a9abd3708141d
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Sources
- CVE-2026-53048 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-53048 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-x2x3-cmvw-67w8 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-53048 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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