Improper Check or Handling of Exceptional Conditions in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-43244

Vulnerability identifier: #VU130494

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 4.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2026-43244

CWE-ID: CWE-703

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a local user to cause a denial of service.

The vulnerability exists due to improper cleanup of an empty skb in the kcm_sendmsg()/kcm_write_msgs() message handling path when processing a partial sendmsg error followed by message completion. A local user can trigger a copy failure after a new frag_list skb is linked and then complete the message with a zero-length write to cause a kernel warning.

The issue occurs for SOCK_SEQPACKET sockets when partial data has already been copied and the message is later completed.

Linux kernel
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching
SUSE Real Time Module
Basesystem Module
Development Tools Module
Legacy Module
Public Cloud Module
Ubuntu
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_67-rt
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_18-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_67-rt-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_73-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_73-default
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_19-debugsource
cluster-md-kmp-rt
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-devel
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-rt
ocfs2-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-syms-rt
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-debugsource
dlm-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-debuginfo
kernel-devel-rt
kernel-source-rt
kernel-rt
kernel-syms
kernel-docs
kernel-source
kernel-devel
kernel-macros
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-64kb
kernel-64kb-debugsource
kernel-64kb-devel
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-default
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo
kernel-zfcpdump
ocfs2-kmp-default
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-default
cluster-md-kmp-default
gfs2-kmp-default
kernel-default-debuginfo
kernel-azure-debugsource
kernel-azure-devel
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo
kernel-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure
kernel-default-livepatch
kernel-default-livepatch-devel
kernel-default-extra
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-default
kernel-obs-build-debugsource
kernel-obs-build
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-debugsource
kernel-default-devel
kernel-default-base
linux (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-fips (Ubuntu package)
linux-hwe-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia-tegra (Ubuntu package)
linux-aws-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-fde-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-raspi-realtime (Ubuntu package)

Install security update from vendor's repository.

Linux kernel - update to 7.0 rc3
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_67-rt - update to 1-150700.1.5.1
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_18-debugsource - update to 1-150700.1.5.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_67-rt-debuginfo - update to 1-150700.1.5.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_73-default-debuginfo - update to 1-150700.15.3.4
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_73-default - update to 1-150700.15.3.4
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_19-debugsource - update to 1-150700.15.3.4
cluster-md-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.67.1
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.67.1
kernel-rt-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.67.1
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.67.1
gfs2-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.67.1
ocfs2-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.67.1
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.67.1
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.67.1
kernel-syms-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.67.1
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.67.1
kernel-rt-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.67.1
dlm-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.67.1
kernel-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.67.1
kernel-devel-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.67.1
kernel-source-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.67.1
kernel-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.67.1
kernel-syms - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.1
kernel-docs - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.1
kernel-source - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.1
kernel-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.1
kernel-macros - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.1
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-64kb-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-64kb-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-zfcpdump - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
ocfs2-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
dlm-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
cluster-md-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
gfs2-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-azure-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-azure-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-azure - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-default-livepatch - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-default-livepatch-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-default-extra - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
reiserfs-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-obs-build-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-obs-build - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-default-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-default-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-default-base - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2.150700.17.41.4
linux (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-134.134, 6.8.0-1057.58~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1058.61+fips1, 6.8.0-1058.61~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1060.61, 6.8.0-1060.63+fips1, 6.8.0-1060.63~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1063.69, 6.8.0-1063.69+fips1, 6.8.1-1055.56, 6.8.1-1055.56~22.04.1
linux-azure-fips (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-134.134+fips1, 6.8.0-1062.69+fips1
linux-hwe-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-136.136~22.04.1
linux-nvidia-tegra (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1029.30
linux-aws-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1045.48, 6.8.0-1057.58~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1058.61.1, 6.8.0-1058.64, 6.8.0-1060.61~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1060.63~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1063.69~22.04.1
linux-raspi (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1060.64
linux-azure-fde (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1062.69
linux-azure-fde-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1062.69~22.04.1
linux-azure (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1063.71, 6.8.0-1063.71~22.04.1
linux-raspi-realtime (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-2049.50

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7af58f76e4b404a74c836881a845e6652db8a09f
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9ea3671d70ee07480d80bebe86696397c4e99fb7
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b1e3edf688a88c1a3ac41657055d9c136a08cd25
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ca220141fa8ebae09765a242076b2b77338106b0

• Improper Check or Handling of Exceptional Conditions in Linux kernel kcm
• Ubuntu update for linux
• Ubuntu update for linux-nvidia-tegra
• Ubuntu update for linux-aws-6.8
• Ubuntu update for linux-raspi-realtime
• Ubuntu update for linux-raspi
• Ubuntu update for linux-azure-fips
• SUSE update for the Linux Kernel
• SUSE update for the Linux Kernel
• Ubuntu update for linux-azure-fde-6.8
• Ubuntu update for linux-azure-fde
• Ubuntu update for linux-azure
• Ubuntu update for linux-hwe-6.8