# CVE-2026-23252: linux: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: xfs: get rid of the xchk_xfile_*_descr calls Th... CVE-2026-23252 is fixed in 36 products on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2026-23252, released March 18, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine. - Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-23252 - Priority: Routine - CVSS: 5.5 (medium) - EPSS: 0.0013 - CISA KEV: not listed - Exploited (vendor report): no - Publicly disclosed: no - Published: Mar 18, 2026 ## 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. ## Where it's fixed | Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released | |---|---|---|---|---| | Linux | kernel-uek ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-204.92.4.2.el9uek | [ELSA-2026-50372](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-50372.md) | Jul 2, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-uek ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-204.92.4.2.el9uek | [ELSA-2026-50372](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-50372.md) | Jul 2, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-uek-core ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-204.92.4.2.el9uek | [ELSA-2026-50372](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-50372.md) | Jul 2, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-uek-core ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-204.92.4.2.el9uek | [ELSA-2026-50372](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-50372.md) | Jul 2, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-uek-debug ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-204.92.4.2.el9uek | [ELSA-2026-50372](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-50372.md) | Jul 2, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-uek-debug ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-204.92.4.2.el9uek | [ELSA-2026-50372](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-50372.md) | Jul 2, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-uek-debug-core ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-204.92.4.2.el9uek | [ELSA-2026-50372](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-50372.md) | Jul 2, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-uek-debug-core ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-204.92.4.2.el9uek | [ELSA-2026-50372](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-50372.md) | Jul 2, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-uek-debug-devel ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-204.92.4.2.el9uek | [ELSA-2026-50372](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-50372.md) | Jul 2, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-uek-debug-devel ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-204.92.4.2.el9uek | [ELSA-2026-50372](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-50372.md) | Jul 2, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-uek-debug-modules ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-204.92.4.2.el9uek | [ELSA-2026-50372](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-50372.md) | Jul 2, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-uek-debug-modules ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-204.92.4.2.el9uek | [ELSA-2026-50372](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-50372.md) | Jul 2, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-uek-debug-modules-core ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-204.92.4.2.el9uek | [ELSA-2026-50372](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-50372.md) | Jul 2, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-uek-debug-modules-core ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-204.92.4.2.el9uek | [ELSA-2026-50372](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-50372.md) | Jul 2, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-uek-debug-modules-deprecated ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-204.92.4.2.el9uek | [ELSA-2026-50372](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-50372.md) | Jul 2, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-uek-debug-modules-deprecated ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-204.92.4.2.el9uek | [ELSA-2026-50372](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-50372.md) | Jul 2, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-uek-debug-modules-desktop ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-204.92.4.2.el9uek | [ELSA-2026-50372](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-50372.md) | Jul 2, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-uek-debug-modules-desktop ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-204.92.4.2.el9uek | [ELSA-2026-50372](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-50372.md) | Jul 2, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-uek-debug-modules-extra ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-204.92.4.2.el9uek | [ELSA-2026-50372](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-50372.md) | Jul 2, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-uek-debug-modules-extra ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-204.92.4.2.el9uek | [ELSA-2026-50372](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-50372.md) | Jul 2, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-uek-debug-modules-extra-netfilter ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-204.92.4.2.el9uek | [ELSA-2026-50372](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-50372.md) | Jul 2, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-uek-debug-modules-extra-netfilter ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-204.92.4.2.el9uek | [ELSA-2026-50372](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-50372.md) | Jul 2, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-uek-debug-modules-usb ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-204.92.4.2.el9uek | [ELSA-2026-50372](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-50372.md) | Jul 2, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-uek-debug-modules-usb ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-204.92.4.2.el9uek | [ELSA-2026-50372](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-50372.md) | Jul 2, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-uek-debug-modules-wireless ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-204.92.4.2.el9uek | [ELSA-2026-50372](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-50372.md) | Jul 2, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-uek-debug-modules-wireless ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-204.92.4.2.el9uek | [ELSA-2026-50372](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-50372.md) | Jul 2, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-uek-devel ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-204.92.4.2.el9uek | [ELSA-2026-50372](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-50372.md) | Jul 2, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-uek-devel ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-204.92.4.2.el9uek | [ELSA-2026-50372](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-50372.md) | Jul 2, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-uek-doc ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-204.92.4.2.el9uek | [ELSA-2026-50372](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-50372.md) | Jul 2, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-uek-doc ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-204.92.4.2.el9uek | [ELSA-2026-50372](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-50372.md) | Jul 2, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-uek-modules ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-204.92.4.2.el9uek | [ELSA-2026-50372](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-50372.md) | Jul 2, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-uek-modules ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-204.92.4.2.el9uek | [ELSA-2026-50372](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-50372.md) | Jul 2, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-uek-modules-core ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-204.92.4.2.el9uek | [ELSA-2026-50372](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-50372.md) | Jul 2, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-uek-modules-core ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-204.92.4.2.el9uek | [ELSA-2026-50372](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-50372.md) | Jul 2, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-uek-modules-deprecated ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-204.92.4.2.el9uek | [ELSA-2026-50372](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-50372.md) | Jul 2, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-uek-modules-deprecated ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-204.92.4.2.el9uek | [ELSA-2026-50372](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-50372.md) | Jul 2, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-uek-modules-desktop ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-204.92.4.2.el9uek | [ELSA-2026-50372](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-50372.md) | Jul 2, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-uek-modules-desktop ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-204.92.4.2.el9uek | [ELSA-2026-50372](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-50372.md) | Jul 2, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-uek-modules-extra ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-204.92.4.2.el9uek | [ELSA-2026-50372](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-50372.md) | Jul 2, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-uek-modules-extra ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-204.92.4.2.el9uek | [ELSA-2026-50372](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-50372.md) | Jul 2, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-uek-modules-extra-netfilter ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-204.92.4.2.el9uek | [ELSA-2026-50372](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-50372.md) | Jul 2, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-uek-modules-extra-netfilter ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-204.92.4.2.el9uek | [ELSA-2026-50372](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-50372.md) | Jul 2, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-uek-modules-usb ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-204.92.4.2.el9uek | [ELSA-2026-50372](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-50372.md) | Jul 2, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-uek-modules-usb ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-204.92.4.2.el9uek | [ELSA-2026-50372](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-50372.md) | Jul 2, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-uek-modules-wireless ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-204.92.4.2.el9uek | [ELSA-2026-50372](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-50372.md) | Jul 2, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-uek-modules-wireless ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-204.92.4.2.el9uek | [ELSA-2026-50372](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-50372.md) | Jul 2, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-uek-tools ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-204.92.4.2.el9uek | [ELSA-2026-50372](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-50372.md) | Jul 2, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-uek-tools ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-204.92.4.2.el9uek | [ELSA-2026-50372](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-50372.md) | Jul 2, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-uek64k ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-204.92.4.2.el9uek | [ELSA-2026-50372](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-50372.md) | Jul 2, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-uek64k ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-204.92.4.2.el9uek | [ELSA-2026-50372](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-50372.md) | Jul 2, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-uek64k-core ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-204.92.4.2.el9uek | [ELSA-2026-50372](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-50372.md) | Jul 2, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-uek64k-core ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-204.92.4.2.el9uek | [ELSA-2026-50372](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-50372.md) | Jul 2, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-uek64k-devel ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-204.92.4.2.el9uek | [ELSA-2026-50372](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-50372.md) | Jul 2, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-uek64k-devel ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-204.92.4.2.el9uek | [ELSA-2026-50372](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-50372.md) | Jul 2, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-uek64k-modules ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-204.92.4.2.el9uek | [ELSA-2026-50372](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-50372.md) | Jul 2, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-uek64k-modules ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-204.92.4.2.el9uek | [ELSA-2026-50372](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-50372.md) | Jul 2, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-uek64k-modules-core ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-204.92.4.2.el9uek | [ELSA-2026-50372](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-50372.md) | Jul 2, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-uek64k-modules-core ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-204.92.4.2.el9uek | [ELSA-2026-50372](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-50372.md) | Jul 2, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-uek64k-modules-deprecated ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-204.92.4.2.el9uek | [ELSA-2026-50372](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-50372.md) | Jul 2, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-uek64k-modules-deprecated ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-204.92.4.2.el9uek | [ELSA-2026-50372](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-50372.md) | Jul 2, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-uek64k-modules-desktop ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-204.92.4.2.el9uek | [ELSA-2026-50372](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-50372.md) | Jul 2, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-uek64k-modules-desktop ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-204.92.4.2.el9uek | [ELSA-2026-50372](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-50372.md) | Jul 2, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-uek64k-modules-extra ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-204.92.4.2.el9uek | [ELSA-2026-50372](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-50372.md) | Jul 2, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-uek64k-modules-extra ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-204.92.4.2.el9uek | [ELSA-2026-50372](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-50372.md) | Jul 2, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-uek64k-modules-extra-netfilter ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-204.92.4.2.el9uek | [ELSA-2026-50372](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-50372.md) | Jul 2, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-uek64k-modules-extra-netfilter ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-204.92.4.2.el9uek | [ELSA-2026-50372](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-50372.md) | Jul 2, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-uek64k-modules-usb ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-204.92.4.2.el9uek | [ELSA-2026-50372](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-50372.md) | Jul 2, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-uek64k-modules-usb ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-204.92.4.2.el9uek | [ELSA-2026-50372](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-50372.md) | Jul 2, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-uek64k-modules-wireless ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-204.92.4.2.el9uek | [ELSA-2026-50372](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-50372.md) | Jul 2, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-uek64k-modules-wireless ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-204.92.4.2.el9uek | [ELSA-2026-50372](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-50372.md) | Jul 2, 2026 | | Linux | linux Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 6.12.85-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2026-23252](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2026-23252.md) | Mar 18, 2026 | | Linux | linux Debian 14 | 6.19.6-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2026-23252](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2026-23252.md) | Mar 18, 2026 | --- Data as of 2026-11-08T13:06:02Z UTC. 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