Improper Initialization in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-43089

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Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU130666

Improper Initialization in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-43089

Published: May 7, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU130666
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 4.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-43089
CWE-ID: CWE-665
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to disclose sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to improper initialization in build_mapping() when copying xfrm_usersa_id structures to userspace. A local user can trigger the affected code path to disclose sensitive information.

The issue is caused by a one-byte padding hole after the proto field that is not cleared before the structure is copied out.


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 High Performance Computing 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15
SUSE Linux Micro Extras
SUSE Linux Micro
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching
Legacy Module
Public Cloud Module
Development Tools Module
Basesystem Module
SUSE Real Time Module
Ubuntu
openEuler
kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_320-default
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_62-rt-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_17-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_62-rt
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_66-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_66-default
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_18-debugsource
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-base
kernel-default-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-default
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-base-debuginfo
kernel-default-debugsource
kernel-default-devel
kernel-source
kernel-macros
kernel-devel
kernel-default-man
kernel-default-kgraft
kernel-default-kgraft-devel
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-syms
cluster-md-kmp-default
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-default
ocfs2-kmp-default
linux (Ubuntu package)
linux-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia-tegra (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-intel-iot-realtime (Ubuntu package)
linux-ibm-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-intel-iotg (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-gcp-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-fips (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)
kernel-obs-build
kernel-default-livepatch
kernel-kvmsmall-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-debugsource
kernel-64kb
kernel-obs-build-debugsource
kernel-kvmsmall
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo
kernel-rt-devel
kernel-rt-debugsource
kernel-rt
kernel-64kb-devel
kernel-64kb-debugsource
kernel-rt-livepatch
kernel-rt-debuginfo
kernel-source-rt
kernel-devel-rt
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-rt
kernel-syms-rt
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-rt
gfs2-kmp-rt
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-rt
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource
kernel-zfcpdump
kernel-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-default
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo
kernel-default-livepatch-devel
kernel-default-extra
kernel-azure
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo
kernel-azure-devel
kernel-azure-debugsource
kernel-azure-debuginfo
kernel-docs
perf-debuginfo
kernel-tools
kernel-tools-debuginfo
kernel-tools-devel
perf
python3-perf-debuginfo
python3-perf
kernel-headers
kernel-debugsource
kernel-debuginfo
bpftool-debuginfo
bpftool
kernel
kernel-extra-modules
linux-fips (Ubuntu package)
linux-hwe-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-oracle-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-aws-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-fde-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-gcp-fips (Ubuntu package)

How to mitigate CVE-2026-43089

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_62-rt-debuginfo - update to 1-150700.1.3.1
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_17-debugsource - update to 1-150700.1.3.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_62-rt - update to 1-150700.1.3.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_66-default-debuginfo - update to 1-150700.15.3.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_66-default - update to 1-150700.15.3.1
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_18-debugsource - update to 1-150700.15.3.1
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.320.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
kernel-default-base - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.320.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1.150700.17.39.1
kernel-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.320.1, 6.4.0-49.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
dlm-kmp-default - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.320.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.320.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
kernel-default-base-debuginfo - update to 4.12.14-122.320.1
kernel-default-debugsource - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.320.1, 6.4.0-49.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
kernel-default-devel - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.320.1, 6.4.0-49.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
kernel-source - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.320.1, 6.4.0-49.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
kernel-macros - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.320.1, 6.4.0-49.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
kernel-devel - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.320.1, 6.4.0-49.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
kernel-default-man - update to 4.12.14-122.320.1
kernel-default-kgraft - update to 4.12.14-122.320.1
kernel-default-kgraft-devel - update to 4.12.14-122.320.1
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.320.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
kernel-syms - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.320.1, 6.4.0-49.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
cluster-md-kmp-default - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.320.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.320.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
kernel-default - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.320.1, 6.4.0-49.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.320.1, 6.4.0-49.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
gfs2-kmp-default - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.320.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
ocfs2-kmp-default - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.320.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
linux (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.184.155, 5.15.0-184.194, 5.15.0-184.194~20.04.1, 5.15.0.186.166, 5.15.0-186.196, 5.15.0-186.196~20.04.1, 5.15.0.1075.78, 5.15.0-1075.79, 5.15.0.1095.94, 5.15.0-1095.103, 5.15.0.1104.100, 5.15.0-1104.109, 5.15.0.1108.107, 5.15.0-1108.114, 5.15.0.1111.115, 5.15.0-1111.120+fips1, 5.15.0.1112.102, 5.15.0.1112.109, 5.15.0-1112.122, 5.15.0-1112.122+fips1, 6.8.0-136.136, 6.8.0-1046.50, 6.8.0-1059.67, 6.8.0-1064.72, 6.8.0-1064.72~22.04.1, 6.8.1-1056.57, 6.8.1-1056.57~22.04.2
linux-aws (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.186.109, 5.15.0-186.196+fips1, 5.15.0.1106.103, 5.15.0-1106.110, 5.15.0.1107.107, 5.15.0-1107.108, 5.15.0.1112.108, 5.15.0.1112.115, 5.15.0-1112.119, 5.15.0-1112.119+fips1, 5.15.0-1112.119~20.04.1, 6.8.0-1061.64+1
linux-nvidia-tegra (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1053.53, 5.15.0.1053.55, 5.15.0.1064.64, 5.15.0-1064.66
linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1064.66~20.04.1
linux-intel-iot-realtime (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1104.106, 5.15.0.1104.108, 5.15.0-1107.113~20.04.1
linux-ibm-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1106.110~20.04.1
linux-intel-iotg (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1107.106, 5.15.0-1107.113
linux-azure (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1109.105, 5.15.0-1109.115, 5.15.0.1117.115, 5.15.0-1117.126, 6.8.0-1063.71, 6.8.0-1063.71~22.04.1
linux-azure-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1109.115~20.04.1, 5.15.0-1117.126~20.04.1, 5.15.0-1117.126~20.04.2
linux-gcp-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1112.122~20.04.1
linux-azure-fips (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1117.102, 5.15.0-1117.126+fips1, 6.8.0-1063.71+fips2
linux-azure-fde (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1117.126, 6.8.0-1062.69
kernel-obs-build - addressed in versions 6.4.0-49.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
kernel-default-livepatch - addressed in versions 6.4.0-49.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
kernel-kvmsmall-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-49.1
kernel-kvmsmall-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-49.1
kernel-64kb - addressed in versions 6.4.0-49.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
kernel-obs-build-debugsource - addressed in versions 6.4.0-49.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
kernel-kvmsmall - update to 6.4.0-49.1
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-49.1, 6.4.0-150700.7.62.1
kernel-rt-devel - addressed in versions 6.4.0-49.1, 6.4.0-150700.7.62.1
kernel-rt-debugsource - addressed in versions 6.4.0-49.1, 6.4.0-150700.7.62.1
kernel-rt - addressed in versions 6.4.0-49.1, 6.4.0-150700.7.62.1
kernel-64kb-devel - addressed in versions 6.4.0-49.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
kernel-64kb-debugsource - addressed in versions 6.4.0-49.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
kernel-rt-livepatch - update to 6.4.0-49.1
kernel-rt-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-49.1, 6.4.0-150700.7.62.1
kernel-source-rt - addressed in versions 6.4.0-49.1, 6.4.0-150700.7.62.1
kernel-devel-rt - addressed in versions 6.4.0-49.1, 6.4.0-150700.7.62.1
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.62.1
cluster-md-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.62.1
kernel-syms-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.62.1
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.62.1
ocfs2-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.62.1
gfs2-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.62.1
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.62.1
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.62.1
dlm-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.62.1
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
kernel-zfcpdump - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
kernel-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
reiserfs-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
kernel-default-livepatch-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
kernel-default-extra - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
kernel-azure - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
kernel-azure-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
kernel-azure-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
kernel-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
kernel-docs - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.66.2
kernel-source - addressed in versions 6.6.0-145.1.15.153, 6.6.0-145.3.15.146
perf-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.6.0-145.1.15.153, 6.6.0-145.3.15.146
kernel-tools - addressed in versions 6.6.0-145.1.15.153, 6.6.0-145.3.15.146
kernel-tools-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.6.0-145.1.15.153, 6.6.0-145.3.15.146
kernel-tools-devel - addressed in versions 6.6.0-145.1.15.153, 6.6.0-145.3.15.146
perf - addressed in versions 6.6.0-145.1.15.153, 6.6.0-145.3.15.146
python3-perf-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.6.0-145.1.15.153, 6.6.0-145.3.15.146
python3-perf - addressed in versions 6.6.0-145.1.15.153, 6.6.0-145.3.15.146
kernel-headers - addressed in versions 6.6.0-145.1.15.153, 6.6.0-145.3.15.146
kernel-devel - addressed in versions 6.6.0-145.1.15.153, 6.6.0-145.3.15.146
kernel-debugsource - addressed in versions 6.6.0-145.1.15.153, 6.6.0-145.3.15.146
kernel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.6.0-145.1.15.153, 6.6.0-145.3.15.146
bpftool-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.6.0-145.1.15.153, 6.6.0-145.3.15.146
bpftool - addressed in versions 6.6.0-145.1.15.153, 6.6.0-145.3.15.146
kernel - addressed in versions 6.6.0-145.1.15.153, 6.6.0-145.3.15.146
kernel-extra-modules - update to 6.6.0-145.3.15.146
linux-fips (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-136.136+fips2, 6.8.0-136.136.2, 6.8.0-136.136.2~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1058.61
linux-hwe-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-136.136~22.04.1
linux-ibm (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1030.31, 6.8.0-1033.34, 6.8.0-1061.62, 6.8.0-1061.62~22.04.1
linux-oracle-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1058.61~22.04.1
linux-nvidia (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1059.62, 6.8.0-1059.62.1, 6.8.0-1059.62~22.04.1
linux-aws-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1061.64+fips1, 6.8.0-1061.64~22.04.1
linux-raspi (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1061.65, 6.8.0-2050.52
linux-azure-fde-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1062.69~22.04.1
linux-gcp-fips (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1064.72+fips1

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