Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-43083
Published: May 7, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU130676
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-2026-43083
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 __ioam6_fill_trace_data() when processing packets with trace->type.bit6 set on the RX path. A local user can trigger the kernel to access an invalid transmit queue index to cause a denial of service.
The issue occurs when the ingress device has more RX queues than the egress device has TX queues.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-43083
Install security update from vendor's repository.