Use of Uninitialized Variable in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-43349
Published: May 9, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU130842
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-2026-43349
CWE-ID: CWE-457
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 uninitialized memory access in f2fs_sanity_check_node_footer when processing a crafted f2fs filesystem image during mount or inode read operations. A local user can mount a specially crafted filesystem image to cause a denial of service.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-43349
Install security update from vendor's repository.