Always-Incorrect Control Flow Implementation in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-43033
Published: May 2, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU128887
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-2026-43033
CWE-ID: CWE-670
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 handling of high-order sequence bits in authencesn when decrypting data out of place. A local user can trigger out-of-place decryption with a specially crafted data layout to cause a denial of service.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-43033
Install security update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/153d5520c3f9fd62e71c7e7f9e34b59cf411e555
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5466e7d0cd9e4f9cef9d8f18f18b60e7bc1c77e5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/89fe118b6470119b20c04afc36e45b81a69ea11f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8c62f618576519dbed6816fafc623ce592953025
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cded4002d22177e8deaca1f257ecd932c9582b6b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d0c4ff6812386880f30bc64c2921299cc4d7b47f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d589abd8b019b07075fda255ceab8c8e950cdb3f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e02494114ebf7c8b42777c6cd6982f113bfdbec7