Improper Initialization in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-43053
Published: May 2, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU128864
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-43053
CWE-ID: CWE-665
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to improper state management in the XFS extended attribute dabtree inactivation logic when processing inode inactivation and log recovery. A local user can trigger a log shutdown during attribute fork inactivation to cause a denial of service.
The issue affects inodes with node-format extended attributes and can lead to metadata verification failures on the next mount during recovery processing.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-43053
Install security update from vendor's repository.