CVE-2026-71220 - Gfs2-utils: gfs2-utils: stack out-of-bounds write via unchecked di_height in gfs2_edit

CVE-2026-71220 - Gfs2-utils: gfs2-utils: stack out-of-bounds write via unchecked di_height in gfs2_edit

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CVE ID :CVE-2026-71220
Published : Sept. 3, 2026, 12:23 p.m. | 40 minutes ago
Description :A stack out-of-bounds write vulnerability was found in gfs2-utils. In gfs2_edit, the di_height field from on-disk inode metadata is used as an array index without bounds checking, causing a stack buffer overflow that may lead to arbitrary code execution when processing crafted GFS2 filesystem images.
Severity: 7.0 | HIGH
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