SB20260320101 - Improper Check or Handling of Exceptional Conditions in Linux kernel xfs scrub

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.

1) Improper Check or Handling of Exceptional Conditions (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-23252)

The vulnerability allows a local user to cause a denial of service.

The vulnerability exists due to improper error handling in the XFS filesystem debugging component when processing internal file descriptor descriptions. A local user can trigger memory allocation failures during descriptor generation to cause a denial of service.

The issue arises because kasprintf calls within the xchk_xfile_*_descr macros may fail when formatting strings larger than 16 bytes, leading to unhandled allocation failures. This can be triggered during XFS filesystem consistency checks. Administrative privileges are not required, but access to XFS debugging interfaces is necessary.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/18e9cf2259b4157fd282b323514375f2f6a59edb
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2d8afee89262762fe0e5547772708c75f320c957
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/60382993a2e18041f88c7969f567f168cd3b4de3