CVE-2026-43364

MEDIUM

ublk: fix NULL pointer dereference in ublk_ctrl_set_size()

Title source: cna
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ublk: fix NULL pointer dereference in ublk_ctrl_set_size() ublk_ctrl_set_size() unconditionally dereferences ub->ub_disk via set_capacity_and_notify() without checking if it is NULL. ub->ub_disk is NULL before UBLK_CMD_START_DEV completes (it is only assigned in ublk_ctrl_start_dev()) and after UBLK_CMD_STOP_DEV runs (ublk_detach_disk() sets it to NULL). Since the UBLK_CMD_UPDATE_SIZE handler performs no state validation, a user can trigger a NULL pointer dereference by sending UPDATE_SIZE to a device that has been added but not yet started, or one that has been stopped. Fix this by checking ub->ub_disk under ub->mutex before dereferencing it, and returning -ENODEV if the disk is not available.

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

CWE
CWE-476
Status published
Products (10)
Linux/Linux < 6.16
Linux/Linux 6.16
Linux/Linux 6.18.20 - 6.18.*
Linux/Linux 6.19.9 - 6.19.*
Linux/Linux 7.0
Linux/Linux 98b995660bff011d8e00af03abd74ac7d1ac1390 - 25966fc097691e5c925ad080f64a2f19c5fd940a
Linux/Linux 98b995660bff011d8e00af03abd74ac7d1ac1390 - c28d945bfa92e15147e93b73f95345b9bec979b0
Linux/Linux 98b995660bff011d8e00af03abd74ac7d1ac1390 - f13fe6794726755a43090cb680c4c58cea6aa5f1
linux/linux_kernel 7.0 rc1 (3 CPE variants)
linux/linux_kernel 6.16 - 6.18.20
Published May 08, 2026
Tracked Since May 08, 2026