# CVE-2026-80591: f2fs: fix listxattr handling of corrupted xattr entries

- Severity: CVSS 7.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 4.15, 4.20, 5.5
- Published: 2026-08-28 · Updated: 2026-08-29

## Affected

- Linux: from 4.14.181, fixed in 4.15; from 4.19.119, fixed in 4.20; from 5.4.36, fixed in 5.5
- Linux: 5.5

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: f2fs: fix listxattr handling of corrupted xattr entries Validate the xattr entry before reading its fields in f2fs_listxattr(). Return -EFSCORRUPTED when the entry is outside the valid xattr storage area instead of returning a successful partial result.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (4.15, 4.20, 5.5) per the references below.
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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7dfac47e4189692f35230f3064acf2540e6d75fe
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c8a10f174316e80d577e6549099b71a7a2111f3f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dfa4891c27bccbd83d511a065721e85621f275a1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2770041f34b52334ea63351ffb1cc2007a9de46e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7dd01f7d0291583e3e5420c95c7d584e114899bd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ec9f79c8d5b28a928e65b67cd138c841571cf502
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3c0dbfecd859fd02fe9008f33a83146102ccd9ba
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5ef5bc304f23c3fe255d4936472378dcb74d0e94

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