CVE-2026-71222

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.

  • Published Sep 3, 2026
  • CVSS 6.3 medium
  • 0.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS)

Affected software

CVE-2026-71222 at the National Vulnerability Database