Medium 5.5Published Mar 18, 2026

CVE-2026-23251xfs: only call xf{array,blob}_destroy if we have a valid pointer

Updated under an hour ago (Oct 28, 2026, 3:40 AM ET)

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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: xfs: only call xf{array,blob}_destroy if we have a valid pointer Only call the xfarray and xfblob destructor if we have a valid pointer, and be sure to null out that pointer afterwards. Note that this patch fixes a large number of commits, most of which were merged between 6.9 and 6.10.

CVSS: 5.5 MEDIUM (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness (CWE): Not given
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: Linux
NVD analysis: Analyzed
Record last updated: May 11, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

Linux Linux linux:linux (from the name)	from ab97f4b1c030750f2475bf4da8a9554d02206640 before 5de5be3ed7e7fa4ebde4f4b58fb9a629644f9202; from ab97f4b1c030750f2475bf4da8a9554d02206640 before c9ccefacae0d8091683447bc338bd7741417039d; from ab97f4b1c030750f2475bf4da8a9554d02206640 before d827612c81a26cc1dd83a211cfcb5ad8765da0c4; from ab97f4b1c030750f2475bf4da8a9554d02206640 before ba408d299a3bb3c5309f40c5326e4fb83ead4247	CNA record
linux linux_kernel linux:linux_kernel	from 6.10 before 6.12.75; from 6.13 before 6.18.16; from 6.19 before 6.19.6	NVD

References

References

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5de5be3ed7e7fa4ebde4f4b58fb9a629644f9202	patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c9ccefacae0d8091683447bc338bd7741417039d	patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d827612c81a26cc1dd83a211cfcb5ad8765da0c4	patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ba408d299a3bb3c5309f40c5326e4fb83ead4247	patch

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