Type Confusion in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-43306
Published: May 9, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU130884
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-2026-43306
CWE-ID: CWE-843
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 improper function type handling in the BPF crypto destructor kfunc registration when invoking the destructor through an indirect function call with CONFIG_CFI enabled. A local user can trigger BPF operations that free crypto context fields to cause a denial of service.
Exploitation requires CONFIG_CFI to be enabled.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-43306
Install security update from vendor's repository.