xfs: validate attr entry pointer before field access
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
- Partial Red Hat: 5 without a fix
No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: xfs: validate attr entry pointer before field access xfs_attr3_leaf_verify_entry() accesses lentry/rentry fields (namelen, valuelen) before checking if the entry pointer itself is within bounds. If nameidx is crafted to point near the end of the buffer, these field accesses can read out-of-bounds before the bounds check at name_end > buf_end is performed. Add explicit bounds checks for entry pointers before accessing their fields. Use offsetof() to check that the start of the flexible array member (nameval/name) is within bounds, which ensures all preceding fields are safe to access.
Why it matters now
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 | 5.5 and later | 5.10.267, 5.15.218, 6.1.185, 6.6.154, 6.12.106, 6.18.47, 7.1.11, 7.2.1, 7.3 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 5.5 and later Fixed in 5.10.267, 5.15.218, 6.1.185, 6.6.154, 6.12.106, 6.18.47, 7.1.11, 7.2.1, 7.3 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.10.267, 5.15.218, 6.1.185, 6.6.154, 6.12.106, 6.18.47, 7.1.11, 7.2.1, 7.3
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Not affected: 2 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-80805
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m3h7-xg69-2hcv
- 2026-10-19 Fix available: Linux/[email protected] · CNA
- 2026-10-26 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-10-26 CVSS score added · Red Hat
- 2026-10-26 CVSS score changed · Red Hat
- 2026-11-06 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-11-06 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
Other 9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0f82586741e39926542f621bafa424e237a04fa4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/134d82a2b5e3eba3ebf58753a1387b22f26ca1de
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/03a12253dd2a036545bdb0110a4e0b8dc70f8e7c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e99120b5944a16d0bc27e52b33de78bcdaaabf5c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/98a42bb9d60d42898c3494de351a1bf508348cde
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/184c1a80421a5b5ddcd262e47980ce2e67fee211
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9f92e749fc08b7ff3d9da190c4d1b2273745b282
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c35da2bac6f7cb9a9be73f188b4fcc324615c327
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b7eea80be25f3334f131d52982b3131aba77b97d
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Sources
- CVE-2026-80805 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-80805 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-m3h7-xg69-2hcv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-80805 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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