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CVE-2026-43179

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
Unavailable / Other
Publication date:
06/05/2026
Last modified:
12/05/2026

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:<br /> <br /> erofs: fix incorrect early exits for invalid metabox-enabled images<br /> <br /> Crafted EROFS images with metadata compression enabled can trigger<br /> incorrect early returns, leading to folio reference leaks.<br /> <br /> However, this does not cause system crashes or other severe issues.

Impact

Vector 3.x
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS v3.1 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 5.50 MEDIUM
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): Low
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope (S): Unchanged
Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availability (A): High

Base Score 3.x
5.50
Severity 3.x
MEDIUM

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 6.17 (including) 6.18.16 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 6.19 (including) 6.19.6 (excluding)

To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page


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