CVE-2026-23201
Severity
5.5MEDIUM
EPSS
0.0%
top 96.97%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedFeb 14
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ceph: fix oops due to invalid pointer for kfree() in parse_longname()
This fixes a kernel oops when reading ceph snapshot directories (.snap),
for example by simply running `ls /mnt/my_ceph/.snap`.
The variable str is guarded by __free(kfree), but advanced by one for
skipping the initial '_' in snapshot names. Thus, kfree() is called
with an invalid pointer. This patch removes the need for advancing the
pointer so kfree() is …
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6
Affected Packages3 packages
▶CVEListV5linux/linuxbb80f7618832d26f7e395f52f82b1dac76223e5f — 8c9af7339de419819cfc641d551675d38ff99abf+5
Patches
🔴Vulnerability Details
3GHSA▶
GHSA-3mg9-9f72-h562: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ceph: fix oops due to invalid pointer for kfree() in parse_longname()
This fixes↗2026-02-14
OSV▶
CVE-2026-23201: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ceph: fix oops due to invalid pointer for kfree() in parse_longname() This fixes a↗2026-02-14