Critical severity · published Aug 15, 2026
CVE-2026-72033
orangefs: keep the readdir entry size 64-bit in fill_from_part()
9.8
CVSS
0.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
orangefs: keep the readdir entry size 64-bit in fill_from_part()
fill_from_part() computes the size of a directory entry in size_t but
stores it in a __u32. An entry length near U32_MAX wraps it to a small
value, bypasses the bounds check, and is then used to index the entry,
reading far past the directory part -- an out-of-bounds read that oopses
the kernel.
Compute the size as a u64 so it cannot truncate; the bounds check then
rejects the entry. The trailer is supplied by the userspace client.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.8% · higher than 56% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
LI
Linux · Linux
480e3e532e31666a18520a7964bb4095d7a16b9a before 1679780f482feeb82acb5995587d4fb1d1fe82fd; 480e3e532e31666a18520a7964bb4095d7a16b9a before a72bbb43689591c9d36e3bb45c2d4e688cf92682; 480e3e532e31666a18520a7964bb4095d7a16b9a before 36723b28e3293047f087f4501f1ef4ead418dd84; 480e3e532e31666a18520a7964bb4095d7a16b9a before 07c05601a9a8e5d4481b2a4a16dc0e3c5bc63ad9; 480e3e532e31666a18520a7964bb4095d7a16b9a before fdf06a1b66ff39664b01c6bb6a2aa98d81e8ebe1; 480e3e532e31666a18520a7964bb4095d7a16b9a before 82fc886e244c76fadf05ef1958aaf8815478ccde; +3 more · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-72033
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-72033
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/07c05601a9a8e5d4481b2a4a16dc0e3c5bc63ad9
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1679780f482feeb82acb5995587d4fb1d1fe82fd
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/18227a6bc98bd0ba96ed3ce9d5b28776a5a28dfc
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/36723b28e3293047f087f4501f1ef4ead418dd84
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/82fc886e244c76fadf05ef1958aaf8815478ccde
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a72bbb43689591c9d36e3bb45c2d4e688cf92682
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