Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-43256
Published: May 7, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU130458
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-2026-43256
CWE-ID: CWE-125
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 an out-of-bounds read in vfe_isr_reg_update() when handling interrupt processing. A local user can trigger the vulnerable code path to cause a denial of service.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-43256
Install security update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0c074e80921fd18984b75836730d76c768c84f65
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1b103307df6d461a0731be25aca69ad0335b0933
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d965919af524e68cb2ab1a685872050ad2ee933d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e6cbf765686fb6c1d8f2530b3daf6c66efc92f5d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e7a38ecda2498e7ce998793ac2a46ca47317635d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fade67c88870f497a13ed450ba01f7236c92dd9b