HOMEVULNERABILITIESCVE-2026-23252
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CVE-2026-23252

Published: March 18, 2026· Updated: Mar 25, 2026

EPSS:0.02%probability of exploitation in 30 daysPercentile:3.7th

Official Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

xfs: get rid of the xchk_xfile_*_descr calls

The xchk_xfile_*_descr macros call kasprintf, which can fail to allocate

memory if the formatted string is larger than 16 bytes (or whatever the

nofail guarantees are nowadays). Some of them could easily exceed that,

and Jiaming Zhang found a few places where that can happen with syzbot.

The descriptions are debugging aids and aren't required to be unique, so

let's just pass in static strings and eliminate this path to failure.

Note this patch touches a number of commits, most of which were merged

between 6.6 and 6.14.

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2026-23252 requires local access, meaning attackers must already have a foothold on the target system.

Exploitation requires some privileges, which limits the exposure to scenarios where an attacker has already gained initial access.

Affected Vendors & Products

Mentioned vendors (from description):
Linux
CPE data not yet available in NVD for this CVE.

Exploit & PoC Resources

NO KNOWN EXPLOITNo public exploit confirmed at this time
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All References (4)

Quick Facts

CVE IDCVE-2026-23252
SeverityNONE
CISA KEVNo
EPSS (30d)0.02%
PublishedMar 18, 2026

Recommended Actions

  • Apply vendor patches immediately
  • Monitor CVE-2026-23252 in threat intel feeds
  • Review IDS/IPS signatures for exploitation attempts
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