CVE-2026-43153: Linux kernel · xfs: remove xfs_attr_leaf_hasname
Affects Linux kernelSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.8 High · fixed in 530082df991903f3330354e99e0cb7b05debfa86 : patch Linux kernel soon.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 17:30 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 6% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- No evidence of active exploitation and no public proof of concept
- Automatable
- Attackers cannot reliably automate steps 1–4 of the kill chain
- Technical impact
- Total control over the software or total information disclosure
CISA SSVC assessment, 2026-10-16.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 530082df991903f3330354e99e0cb7b05debfa86, 457121c01f609b9934addbb04d5c1ef638c71c61, 759e44a6cba8e81d945ffc269a326ec39e7f54f5 +2
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 6 May 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
Upgrade to a fixed release listed under Affected software.
Affected software
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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.
References
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/759e44a6cba8e81d945ffc269a326ec39e7f54f5 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/2fbc8421d1db102c0e5458607e042a23a03648b1 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/457121c01f609b9934addbb04d5c1ef638c71c61 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/530082df991903f3330354e99e0cb7b05debfa86 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a65ea768b8094e4699e72f9ab420eb9e0f3f568 (opens in a new tab)