CVE-2026-43179
MEDIUMerofs: fix incorrect early exits for invalid metabox-enabled images
Title source: cnaDescription
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.
Scores
CVSS v3
5.5
EPSS
0.0001
EPSS Percentile
2.3%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Details
Status
published
Products (9)
Linux/Linux
< 6.17
Linux/Linux
414091322c6363c9283aeb177101e4d7a3819ccd - 041b5163bb9b2e81050bcd885b3373bf2f42d5f5
Linux/Linux
414091322c6363c9283aeb177101e4d7a3819ccd - 56e4a84220045b6af0f1efc11825b39217c7decf
Linux/Linux
414091322c6363c9283aeb177101e4d7a3819ccd - 643575d5a4f24b23b0c54aa20aa74a4abed8ff5e
Linux/Linux
6.17
Linux/Linux
6.18.16 - 6.18.*
Linux/Linux
6.19.6 - 6.19.*
Linux/Linux
7.0
linux/linux_kernel
6.17 - 6.18.16
Published
May 06, 2026
Tracked Since
May 06, 2026