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CVE-2026-72161

Low risk· EPSS 11%
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.21%

11th percentile - higher than 11% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the OCFS2 filesystem has a bug in ocfs2_checkpoint_inode that can lead to a NULL pointer dereference during unmount. After the journal is freed and osb->journal is set to NULL, the function tries to use it.

Risk Assessment

This can lead to a kernel panic during unmount, potentially resulting in system crash and potential data loss.

Recommendation

It is recommended to apply the patch that adds a NULL check for osb->journal in ocfs2_checkpoint_inode, and update the kernel to a version with the fix.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ocfs2: add journal NULL check in ocfs2_checkpoint_inode() During unmount, ocfs2_journal_shutdown() frees the journal and sets osb->journal to NULL. Later, when VFS evicts remaining cached inodes, ocfs2_evict_inode() -> ocfs2_clear_inode() -> ocfs2_checkpoint_inode() -> ocfs2_ci_fully_checkpointed() dereferences osb->journal, causing a NULL pointer dereference. Fix this by adding a NULL check for osb->journal in ocfs2_checkpoint_inode(). If the journal is NULL, it has already been fully flushed and destroyed during shutdown, so there is nothing to checkpoint.

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