CVE-2026-43179
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Summary
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.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 414091322c6363c9283aeb177101e4d7a3819ccd < 041b5163bb9b2e81050bcd885b3373bf2f42d5f5 | affected |
| Linux | Linux | 414091322c6363c9283aeb177101e4d7a3819ccd < 56e4a84220045b6af0f1efc11825b39217c7decf | affected |
| Linux | Linux | 414091322c6363c9283aeb177101e4d7a3819ccd < 643575d5a4f24b23b0c54aa20aa74a4abed8ff5e | affected |
| Linux | Linux | 6.17 | affected |
| Linux | Linux | 0 < 6.17 | unaffected |
| Linux | Linux | 6.18.16 <= 6.18.* | unaffected |
| Linux | Linux | 6.19.6 <= 6.19.* | unaffected |
| Linux | Linux | 7.0 <= * | unaffected |
Weaknesses
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/041b5163bb9b2e81050bcd885b3373bf2f42d5f5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/56e4a84220045b6af0f1efc11825b39217c7decf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/643575d5a4f24b23b0c54aa20aa74a4abed8ff5e
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