CVE-2026-43153: xfs: remove xfs_attr_leaf_hasname

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2026-05-06 · updated 2026-10-30
Weakness: CWE-416

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: xfs: remove xfs_attr_leaf_hasname The calling convention of xfs_attr_leaf_hasname() is problematic, because it returns a NULL buffer when xfs_attr3_leaf_read fails, a valid buffer when xfs_attr3_leaf_lookup_int returns -ENOATTR or -EEXIST, and a non-NULL buffer pointer for an already released buffer when xfs_attr3_leaf_lookup_int fails with other error values. Fix this by simply open coding xfs_attr_leaf_hasname in the callers, so that the buffer release code is done by each caller of xfs_attr3_leaf_read.

Affected products

Linux kernel: from 5.9 before 6.12.75; from 6.13 before 6.18.16; from 6.19 before 6.19.6 — fixed in 6.12.75, 6.18.16, 6.19.6
Linux: 5.9 — fixed in 7.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 6.12.75, 6.18.16, 6.19.6; Linux 7.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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