Improper Check or Handling of Exceptional Conditions in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-43117

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Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU130644

Improper Check or Handling of Exceptional Conditions in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-43117

Published: May 7, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU130644
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.8 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-43117
CWE-ID: CWE-703
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

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

The vulnerability exists due to improper handling of the superblock reference in the btrfs tracepoint event btrfs_sync_file() when overlay is used on top of btrfs. A local user can trigger file synchronization on the affected filesystem to cause a denial of service.

The issue occurs because the dentry superblock may resolve to the overlay superblock instead of the btrfs superblock.


Affected software

Linux kernel
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching
Development Tools Module
SUSE Real Time Module
Basesystem Module
Legacy Module
Public Cloud Module
Ubuntu
openEuler
kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_320-default
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
kernel-default-devel
kernel-default-kgraft-devel
kernel-default-kgraft
kernel-default-man
kernel-devel
kernel-macros
kernel-source
kernel-default-base
kernel-default-debugsource
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo
kernel-default
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-default
kernel-syms
kernel-default-base-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-default
ocfs2-kmp-default
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-default
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo
linux (Ubuntu package)
linux-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-kvm (Ubuntu package)
bpftool
kernel-tools-debuginfo
kernel-tools-devel
kernel
bpftool-debuginfo
kernel-debuginfo
python3-perf-debuginfo
python3-perf
kernel-debugsource
kernel-headers
perf-debuginfo
kernel-tools
perf
linux-xilinx-zynqmp (Ubuntu package)
linux-gcp-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-oracle-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-fips (Ubuntu package)
kernel-source-rt
kernel-rt-debugsource
cluster-md-kmp-rt
dlm-kmp-rt
kernel-rt
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-syms-rt
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-devel
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-rt
ocfs2-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo
kernel-rt-debuginfo
kernel-devel-rt
kernel-docs
kernel-azure
kernel-default-livepatch
kernel-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo
kernel-default-livepatch-devel
kernel-azure-devel
kernel-default-extra
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-default
kernel-azure-debugsource
kernel-64kb
kernel-64kb-debugsource
kernel-64kb-devel
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-obs-build-debugsource
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo
kernel-zfcpdump
kernel-obs-build
linux-hwe-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia-tegra (Ubuntu package)
linux-aws-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-fde-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-raspi-realtime (Ubuntu package)
linux-hwe-6.17 (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-fde-6.17 (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-6.17 (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia-6.17 (Ubuntu package)
linux-oem-6.17 (Ubuntu package)

How to mitigate CVE-2026-43117

Install security update from vendor's repository.

Linux kernel - update to 7.0 rc3
kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_320-default - update to 1-8.3.1
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
kernel-default-devel - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.320.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-default-kgraft-devel - update to 4.12.14-122.320.1
kernel-default-kgraft - update to 4.12.14-122.320.1
kernel-default-man - update to 4.12.14-122.320.1
kernel-devel - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.320.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.73.1
kernel-macros - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.320.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.73.1
kernel-source - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.320.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.73.1
kernel-default-base - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.320.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2.150700.17.41.4
kernel-default-debugsource - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.320.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.320.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.320.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-default - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.320.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.320.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
cluster-md-kmp-default - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.320.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-syms - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.320.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.73.1
kernel-default-base-debuginfo - update to 4.12.14-122.320.1
gfs2-kmp-default - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.320.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
ocfs2-kmp-default - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.320.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.320.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.320.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
dlm-kmp-default - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.320.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.320.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
linux (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.4.0.233.225, 5.4.0-233.253, 5.4.0-233.253~18.04.1, 5.4.0-1065.68, 5.4.0.1079.79, 5.4.0-1079.83, 5.4.0.1120.116, 5.4.0-1120.127, 5.4.0.1135.132, 5.4.0-1135.145, 5.4.0.1159.153, 5.4.0-1159.169+fips1, 5.4.0-1159.169~18.04.1, 5.4.0.1161.108, 5.4.0.1161.159, 5.4.0-1161.172, 5.4.0-1161.172+fips1, 5.4.0-1161.172~18.04.1, 5.4.0.1164.106, 5.4.0.1164.166, 5.4.0-1164.173, 5.4.0-1164.173+fips1, 5.4.0-1164.173~18.04.1, 5.4.0.1166.102, 5.4.0.1166.158, 5.4.0-1166.172, 5.4.0-1166.172+fips1, 5.4.0-1166.172~18.04.1, 5.15.0.183.154, 5.15.0-183.193, 5.15.0-183.193~20.04.1, 5.15.0.185.108, 5.15.0.185.166, 5.15.0-185.195+fips1, 5.15.0-185.195~20.04.1, 5.15.0-1052.52, 5.15.0.1052.54, 5.15.0-1063.63, 5.15.0-1063.63~20.04.1, 5.15.0.1094.93, 5.15.0-1094.102, 5.15.0.1103.99, 5.15.0-1103.105, 5.15.0.1103.107, 5.15.0-1103.108, 5.15.0.1105.102, 5.15.0.1105.109, 5.15.0-1105.109~20.04.1, 5.15.0.1106.105, 5.15.0.1106.106, 5.15.0-1106.107, 5.15.0-1106.112, 5.15.0.1107.106, 5.15.0-1107.113, 5.15.0.1108.104, 5.15.0-1108.114, 5.15.0.1110.114, 5.15.0-1110.119, 5.15.0.1111.101, 5.15.0.1111.107, 5.15.0.1111.108, 5.15.0.1111.114, 5.15.0-1111.118, 5.15.0-1111.118+fips1, 5.15.0-1111.118~20.04.1, 5.15.0-1111.121, 5.15.0-1111.121+fips1, 5.15.0.1116.114, 5.15.0-1116.125, 5.15.0-1116.125~20.04.1, 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, 6.17.0-40.40
linux-ibm (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.4.0-1107.112, 5.4.0-1107.112~18.04.1, 5.4.0.1107.136
linux-raspi (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.4.0-1144.157, 5.4.0-1144.157~18.04.1, 5.4.0.1144.175, 5.15.0.1105.103, 5.15.0-1105.108, 6.8.0-1060.64, 6.17.0-1021.21
linux-kvm (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.4.0.1148.144, 5.4.0-1148.157
bpftool - update to 5.10.0-316.0.0.219
kernel-tools-debuginfo - update to 5.10.0-316.0.0.219
kernel-tools-devel - update to 5.10.0-316.0.0.219
kernel - update to 5.10.0-316.0.0.219
bpftool-debuginfo - update to 5.10.0-316.0.0.219
kernel-debuginfo - update to 5.10.0-316.0.0.219
python3-perf-debuginfo - update to 5.10.0-316.0.0.219
python3-perf - update to 5.10.0-316.0.0.219
kernel-debugsource - update to 5.10.0-316.0.0.219
kernel-devel - update to 5.10.0-316.0.0.219
kernel-headers - update to 5.10.0-316.0.0.219
perf-debuginfo - update to 5.10.0-316.0.0.219
kernel-source - update to 5.10.0-316.0.0.219
kernel-tools - update to 5.10.0-316.0.0.219
perf - update to 5.10.0-316.0.0.219
linux-xilinx-zynqmp (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1074.77, 5.15.0-1074.78
linux-gcp-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1106.112~20.04.1, 5.15.0-1111.121~20.04.1
linux-oracle-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1108.114~20.04.1
linux-azure-fips (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1116.101, 5.15.0-1116.125+fips1, 6.8.0-134.134+fips1, 6.8.0-1062.69+fips1
kernel-source-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.67.1
kernel-rt-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.67.1
cluster-md-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.67.1
dlm-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.67.1
kernel-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.67.1
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.67.1
kernel-syms-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.67.1
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo - 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
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-docs - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.1
kernel-azure - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-default-livepatch - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-default-livepatch-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-azure-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-azure-debugsource - 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-obs-build-debugsource - 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
kernel-obs-build - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
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-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
linux-hwe-6.17 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.17.0-40.40~24.04.1
linux-azure-fde-6.17 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.17.0-1018.18~24.04.1
linux-azure-6.17 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.17.0-1021.21~24.04.1
linux-nvidia-6.17 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.17.0-1026.26
linux-oem-6.17 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.17.0-1028.28

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