CVE-2026-23250
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: xfs: check return value of xchk_scrub_create_subord Fix this function to return NULL instead of a mangled ENOMEM, then fix the callers to actually check for a null pointer and return…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.12%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: xfs: check return value of xchk_scrub_create_subord Fix this function to return NULL instead of a mangled ENOMEM, then fix the callers to actually check for a null pointer and return ENOMEM. Most of the corrections here are for code merged between 6.2 and 6.10.
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.12% probability · 2th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-476
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2b658d1249666cc55af9484dcf5f45ca438d4eccPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b2df809edd8cb7d1c3e19d9f6aabc2bd55d2bfb6Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ca27313fb3f23e4ac18532ede4ec1c7cc5814c4aPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d6f3f7d4dd8a179394cef03c00993d57f5f68601Patch
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.