CVE-2025-68784 — xfs: fix a UAF problem in xattr repair
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: xfs: fix a UAF problem in xattr repair The xchk_setup_xattr_buf function can allocate a new value buffer, w…
Published: 2026-01-13 · CVSS: Unscored
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: xfs: fix a UAF problem in xattr repair The xchk_setup_xattr_buf function can allocate a new value buffer, which means that any reference to ab->value before the call could become a dangling pointer. Fix this by moving an assignment to after the buffer setup.
Source: CVE Program · Revision 8b16575c39f1e1810c5e863010da073d2d3285e7