Improper locking in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-43262
Published: May 7, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU130438
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-2026-43262
CWE-ID: CWE-667
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 lock handling in gfs2_fiemap() when processing fiemap requests on a memory-mapped fiemap buffer associated with the same inode. A local user can trigger a page fault that leads to recursive glock taking to cause a denial of service.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-43262
Install security update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2e121c53b581e40397ae08090a7af4ed10781fbc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5d2c4f182ea8516de8682e2b60411c03df00e3ea
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5d5d9ec957bfa1eb2b05861c19f5d701dd006db7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9d15fee888f0e8938c9aeed71ec9c2cbba0c88ab
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cead3bebf3e318578b8a86a5472015d713d2a8a8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e411d74cc5ba290f85d0dd5e4d1df8f1d6d975d2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e428670cfb2993d8c224effd076242ca6b0950de