CVE-2026-43289

MEDIUM

kexec: derive purgatory entry from symbol

Title source: cna
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: kexec: derive purgatory entry from symbol kexec_load_purgatory() derives image->start by locating e_entry inside an SHF_EXECINSTR section. If the purgatory object contains multiple executable sections with overlapping sh_addr, the entrypoint check can match more than once and trigger a WARN. Derive the entry section from the purgatory_start symbol when present and compute image->start from its final placement. Keep the existing e_entry fallback for purgatories that do not expose the symbol. WARNING: kernel/kexec_file.c:1009 at kexec_load_purgatory+0x395/0x3c0, CPU#10: kexec/1784 Call Trace: <TASK> bzImage64_load+0x133/0xa00 __do_sys_kexec_file_load+0x2b3/0x5c0 do_syscall_64+0x81/0x610 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x76/0x7e [[email protected]: move helper to avoid forward declaration, per Baoquan]

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0001
EPSS Percentile 2.4%
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 (30)
Linux/Linux < 6.4
Linux/Linux 013027918a4efa807409fcb356009c117e4d181a - f736032c638a33a243e9126e617788f763d648f9
Linux/Linux 4.19.287 - 4.20
Linux/Linux 4947a0eb7d642b6048559857964966016ef3aa8b
Linux/Linux 5.10.185 - 5.10.252
Linux/Linux 5.10.252 - 5.10.*
Linux/Linux 5.15.118 - 5.15.202
Linux/Linux 5.15.202 - 5.15.*
Linux/Linux 5.4.248 - 5.5
Linux/Linux 6.1.165 - 6.1.*
... and 20 more
Published May 08, 2026
Tracked Since May 08, 2026