Out-of-bounds write in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-43078
Published: May 7, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU130685
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-2026-43078
CWE-ID: CWE-787
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 write in af_alg_pull_tsgl when reassigning pages. A local user can trigger page reassignment that reassigns one more page than necessary to cause a denial of service.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-43078
Install security update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2b781d1d4f933990318bcc5c68fb75a717379e42
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/31d00156e50ecad37f2cb6cbf04aaa9a260505ef
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/710a4ce5d7afd9fe082c75dec282ab4a11c0fe71
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9532501e0f1b200ea80baa0e33e0b06da10bb271
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c8369a6d62f5abde9cbd4b62c45bf4b996be2468
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dea5fcf085f977b6c2de1b2d4ec4767b6c840d1f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f7826bc0b39928a4a22f6b815dd9940b22a63503
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fa48d3ea9cdbfb28c1fd6756c6c5cd01351aa51e