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CVE-2026-43179 Details

Description

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

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:5.5 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/041b5163bb9b2e81050bcd885b3373bf2f42d5f5 kernel.orgPatch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/56e4a84220045b6af0f1efc11825b39217c7decf kernel.orgPatch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/643575d5a4f24b23b0c54aa20aa74a4abed8ff5e kernel.orgPatch

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
NVD-CWE-noinfoInsufficient Information to Classify Weakness[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
linux linux kernel
>= 6.17, < 6.18.16
>= 6.19, < 6.19.6

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

3 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2026-43179
NVD Published Date:
May 6, 2026
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
kernel.org
CVE-2026-43179 Details - Not Deferred