CVE-2026-71221

CVE-2026-71221

A stack out-of-bounds write vulnerability was found in gfs2-utils. In savemeta, the height value from on-disk inode metadata is used as a loop bound without bounds checking, causing a stack buffer overflow that may lead to arbitrary code execution when processing crafted GFS2 filesystem images.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-71221?
CVE-2026-71221 is a high-severity vulnerability, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2026-09-03.
How severe is CVE-2026-71221?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.