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Vulnerability · Published Mar 18, 2026 · Assigned by Linux

CVE-2026-23250xfs: check return value of xchk_scrub_create_subord

Medium 5.5

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw in Linux from Linux. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.1% (higher than 3% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS NVD)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.1%top 97.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: xfs: check return value of xchk_scrub_create_subord Fix this function to return NULL instead of a mangled ENOMEM, then fix the callers to actually check for a null pointer and return ENOMEM. Most of the corrections here are for code merged between 6.2 and 6.10.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:13linux6.12.85-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-23250
Debian:14linux6.19.6-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-23250
Ubuntu:25.10linuxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23250
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23250
Ubuntu:25.10linux-awsno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23250
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23250
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23250
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23250
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23250
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23250
Ubuntu:25.10linux-azureno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23250
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23250
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23250
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23250
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23250
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23250
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23250
Ubuntu:25.10linux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23250
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23250
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23250
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23250
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidia-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23250
Ubuntu:25.10linux-gcpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23250
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23250
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23250
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23250
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23250
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23250
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23250
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23250
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23250
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23250
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23250
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23250
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23250
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iot-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23250
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23250
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23250
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23250
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23250
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23250
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23250
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23250
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23250
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-5.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23250
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23250
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.1no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23250
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23250
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23250
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23250
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23250
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23250
Ubuntu:25.10linux-oracleno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23250
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23250
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23250
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23250
Ubuntu:25.10linux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23250
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23250
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23250
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23250
Ubuntu:25.10linux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23250
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23250
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23250
Ubuntu:25.10linux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23250
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23250
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23250
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23250
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23250
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23250
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23250
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23250

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linux Linux 1a5f6e08d4e379a23da5be974aee50b26a20c5b0 – before d6f3f7d4dd8a179394cef03c00993d57f5f686011a5f6e08d4e379a23da5be974aee50b26a20c5b0 – before 2b658d1249666cc55af9484dcf5f45ca438d4ecc1a5f6e08d4e379a23da5be974aee50b26a20c5b0 – before b2df809edd8cb7d1c3e19d9f6aabc2bd55d2bfb61a5f6e08d4e379a23da5be974aee50b26a20c5b0 – before ca27313fb3f23e4ac18532ede4ec1c7cc5814c4a
Linux Linux 6.10

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