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CVE-2026-72162: Linux kernel · ocfs2: fix UBSAN array-index-out-of-bounds in ocfs2_sum_rightmost_rec

Affects Linux kernelSource CVE Database V5

0

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.8 High · fixed in c286319746cef02bcce7384fda3a3f08989070d2 : patch Linux kernel soon.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 15:59 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
7.8High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 5% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in c286319746cef02bcce7384fda3a3f08989070d2, 671889c553ea55e2da6a4f3b15f4c0fa40f2f0d1, 858aa4965ffa8c0d4bb5dd835ac4f1c9a1dcab85 +2
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 15 Aug 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq 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

ProductAffectedFixed in
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ dcd0538ff4e854fa9d7f4630b359ca8fdb5cb5a8, < c286319746cef02bcce7384fda3a3f08989070d2
Fixed in
  • c286319746cef02bcce7384fda3a3f08989070d2
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ dcd0538ff4e854fa9d7f4630b359ca8fdb5cb5a8, < 671889c553ea55e2da6a4f3b15f4c0fa40f2f0d1
Fixed in
  • 671889c553ea55e2da6a4f3b15f4c0fa40f2f0d1
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ dcd0538ff4e854fa9d7f4630b359ca8fdb5cb5a8, < 858aa4965ffa8c0d4bb5dd835ac4f1c9a1dcab85
Fixed in
  • 858aa4965ffa8c0d4bb5dd835ac4f1c9a1dcab85
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ dcd0538ff4e854fa9d7f4630b359ca8fdb5cb5a8, < 720fb324cf0f5116318cae7f75cb393d118ffb67
Fixed in
  • 720fb324cf0f5116318cae7f75cb393d118ffb67
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ dcd0538ff4e854fa9d7f4630b359ca8fdb5cb5a8, < 452a8467be8143747292218212671deeb186d2ae
Fixed in
  • 452a8467be8143747292218212671deeb186d2ae
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • =2.6.22
Fixed in–

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ocfs2: fix UBSAN array-index-out-of-bounds in ocfs2_sum_rightmost_rec [BUG] On-disk corruption setting l_next_free_rec to 0 in an inode's embedded extent list triggers a UBSAN panic on the next write to that file. [CAUSE] ocfs2_sum_rightmost_rec() computes i = le16_to_cpu(el->l_next_free_rec) - 1 and accesses el->l_recs[i] without validating i. When l_next_free_rec is 0, i becomes -1; when l_next_free_rec exceeds l_count, i falls past the end of the array. Either case violates the __counted_by_le(l_count) annotation on l_recs[] and triggers UBSAN. [FIX] Validate the inode's embedded extent list when the inode is read, in ocfs2_validate_inode_block(): l_count must be non-zero and no larger than the inode block can hold, and l_next_free_rec must not exceed l_count. A corrupt list is rejected at read time, before the b-tree code can index l_recs[] out of bounds.

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