Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
hfsplus: Remove the duplicate attr inode dirty marking action
Syzbot reported a null-ptr-deref in [1].
If the attributes file is not loaded during system mount, a trigger
occurs [1] when setxattr is executed in userspace.
Remove the first mark attr inode dirty operation.
[1]
KASAN: null-ptr-deref in range [0x0000000000000008-0x000000000000000f]
Call Trace:
hfsplus_setxattr+0x124/0x340 fs/hfsplus/xattr.c:555
hfsplus_trusted_setxattr+0x40/0x60 fs/hfsplus/xattr_trusted.c:30
__vfs_setxattr+0x43c/0x480 fs/xattr.c:218
__vfs_setxattr_noperm+0x12d/0x660 fs/xattr.c:252
vfs_setxattr+0x163/0x360 fs/xattr.c:339
do_setxattr fs/xattr.c:654 [inline]
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 7.1 | 7.1.5 |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | linux | 7.1.5-1 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-riscv +22 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-riscv +32 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-gke +28 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | linux-gcp +14 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | linux-hwe-edge | No fix yet | — |
Show 1 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro Realtime 24.04 LTS | linux-realtime-6.14 +1 | No fix yet | — |
Advisories 1
- WID-SEC-2026-2852 Linux Kernel: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Nov 12, 2026