CVE-2026-43179
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CVE-2026-43179 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.5/10 on the CVSS scale. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: erofs: fix incorrect early exits for invalid metabox-enabled images Crafted EROFS images with metadata compression enabled can trigger incorrect early returns, leading to folio reference leaks. However, this does not cause system crashes or other severe issues.. EPSS estimates a 0.13% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: erofs: fix incorrect early exits for invalid metabox-enabled images Crafted EROFS images with metadata compression enabled can trigger incorrect early returns, leading to folio reference leaks. However, this does not cause system crashes or other severe issues.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux Kernel | >= 6.17, < 6.18.16 |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | >= 6.19, < 6.19.6 |
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