Out-of-Bounds Read in Linux kernel (CVE-2026-43006)
Summary
Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2026-43006). Confidential information can be exposed externally.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
io_uring/rsrc: reject zero-length fixed buffer import
validate_fixed_range() admits buf_addr at the exact end of the
registered region when len is zero, because the check uses strict
greater-than (buf_end > imu->ubuf + imu->len). io_import_fixed()
then computes offset == imu->len, which causes the bvec skip logic
to advance past the last bio_vec entry and read bv_offset from
out-of-bounds slab memory.
Return early from io_import_fixed() when len is zero. A zero-length
import has no data to transfer and should not walk the bvec array
at all.
BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in io_import_reg_buf+0x697/0x7f0
Read of size 4 at addr ffff888002bcc254 by task poc/103
Call Trace:
io_import_reg_buf+0x697/0x7f0
io_write_fixed+0xd9/0x250
__io_issue_sqe+0xad/0x710
io_issue_sqe+0x7d/0x1100
io_submit_sqes+0x86a/0x23c0
__do_sys_io_uring_enter+0xa98/0x1590
Allocated by task 103:
The buggy address is located 12 bytes to the right of
allocated 584-byte region [ffff888002bcc000, ffff888002bcc248)
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD GitHub Advisory
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-43006 has been found in Linux kernel.
Confidential information can be exposed externally. CVSS score: 7.1/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Linux kernel CVE-2026-43006" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2026-43006 (Linux kernel) — CWE-125 / CVSS v3 7.1
Attack vector: local / no user interaction
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
Out-of-bounds read (CWE-125) exists in Linux kernel.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Linux kernel.
Severity: High (CVSS 7.1/10). Confidential information can be exposed externally.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで Linux kernel を使っているサービスとバージョンを洗い出す。
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2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
Fix status by distribution
Fixed packages published by each distribution for this CVE
- BellSoft Alpaquita BELL-CVE-2026-43006 linux-lts Fixed in: 6.18.35-r1
- Debian DEBIAN-CVE-2026-43006 linux Fixed in: 6.19.12-1
- Ubuntu UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43006 linux-hwe-edge
References
- advisory nvd.nist.gov
- advisory github.com
- package git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web github.com