A NULL pointer dereference vulnerability exists in fio (Flexible I/O Tester) v3.41 when parsing job files containing the fdp_pli option. The callback function str_fdp_pli_cb() does not validate the input pointer and calls strdup() on a NULL value when the option is specified without an argument. This results in a segmentation fault and process crash.

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OESA-2026-2097 fio security update

fio is a tool used to spawn many threads or processes that perform a specific type of io operation specified by the user.It accepts many global parameters inherited by threads.Its common method is to simulate jobs that match the specified io load. Security Fixes: A NULL pointer dereference...

Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-30656

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available. - A NULL pointer dereference vulnerability exists in fio Flexible I/O Tester v3.41 when parsing job files containing the fdppli option. The callback function...