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CVE-2026-71222— Gfs2-utils: gfs2-utils: heap out-of-bounds read via unchecked ea_num_ptrs in extended attribute processing

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Affected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Exploitation
No confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; assess based on exposure
Recommended action
Check the vendor advisory and references for a fixed version. If immediate upgrade is impossible, restrict exposure and increase monitoring.

在 gfs2-utils 中发现了一个堆越界读取漏洞。从磁盘扩展属性元数据中的 字段在未经边界检查的情况下被直接消费，导致在处理特制的 GFS2 文件系统镜像时，可能发生堆缓冲区越界读取，从而泄露敏感内存内容或导致程序崩溃。

CVSS 5.3 · Medium

Possible ATT&CK Techniques 1 AI

T1527

Affected Version Matrix 3

VendorProduct Version RangeStatus
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 any affected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 any affected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 any affected
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I. Basic Information for CVE-2026-71222

Vulnerability Information
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Vulnerability Title
Gfs2-utils: gfs2-utils: heap out-of-bounds read via unchecked ea_num_ptrs in extended attribute processing
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Description
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.
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
CVSS Information
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Type
跨界内存读
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5

Affected Products

Vendor Product Affected Versions CPE Subscribe
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 - cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 - cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 - cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9

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Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-71222 (1)

Other References for CVE-2026-71222 (1)

Same Patch Batch · Red Hat · 2026-09-03 · 7 CVEs total

CVE-2026-85150 7.5 HIGH Gstreamer1-plugins-base: gstreamer: null/invalid-pointer dereference in gst_rtsp_message_p
CVE-2026-71221 7.0 HIGH Gfs2-utils: gfs2-utils: stack out-of-bounds write via unchecked height in savemeta
CVE-2026-71220 7.0 HIGH Gfs2-utils: gfs2-utils: stack out-of-bounds write via unchecked di_height in gfs2_edit
CVE-2026-84185 5.9 MEDIUM Jwcrypto: jwcrypto: general json jws kid binding bypass during jwkset verification
CVE-2026-71224 4.7 MEDIUM Gfs2-utils: gfs2-utils: stack overflow via alloca(i_height) in metadata walk
CVE-2026-71219 4.7 MEDIUM Gfs2-utils: gfs2-utils: stack overflow via alloca(1<<di_depth) in hash table traversal

IV. Related Vulnerabilities

Same product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Same vendor: Red Hat
Same weakness: CWE-125

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