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 ENOMEM. Most of the corrections here are for code merged between 6.2 and 6.10.

CVSS v3 5.5 MEDIUM

5.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2b658d1249666cc55af9484dcf5f45ca438d4ecc	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b2df809edd8cb7d1c3e19d9f6aabc2bd55d2bfb6	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ca27313fb3f23e4ac18532ede4ec1c7cc5814c4a	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d6f3f7d4dd8a179394cef03c00993d57f5f68601	Patch

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::

History

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Information

Published : 2026-03-18 18:16

Updated : 2026-06-17 10:21

NVD link : CVE-2026-23250

Mitre link : CVE-2026-23250

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-23250

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Products Affected

linux

linux_kernel

CWE

CWE-476

NULL Pointer Dereference

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