CVE-2026-43349
5.5 · MEDIUMOverview
CVE-2026-43349 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting linux linux_kernel. It was published on May 8, 2026 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).
This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.
Technical Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
f2fs: fix to avoid uninit-value access in f2fs_sanity_check_node_footer
syzbot reported a f2fs bug as below:
BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in f2fs_sanity_check_node_footer+0x374/0xa20 fs/f2fs/node.c:1520
f2fs_sanity_check_node_footer+0x374/0xa20 fs/f2fs/node.c:1520
f2fs_finish_read_bio+0xe1e/0x1d60 fs/f2fs/data.c:177
f2fs_read_end_io+0x6ab/0x2220 fs/f2fs/data.c:-1
bio_endio+0x1006/0x1160 block/bio.c:1792
submit_bio_noacct+0x533/0x2960 block/blk-core.c:891
submit_bio+0x57a/0x620 block/blk-core.c:926
blk_crypto_submit_bio include/linux/blk-crypto.h:203 [inline]
f2fs_submit_read_bio+0x12c/0x360 fs/f2fs/data.c:557
f2fs_submit_page_bio+0xee2/0x1450 fs/f2fs/data.c:775
read_node_folio+0x384/0x4b0 fs/f2fs/node.c:1481
__get_node_folio+0x5db/0x15d0 fs/f2fs/node.c:1576
f2fs_get_inode_folio+0x40/0x50 fs/f2fs/node.c:1623
do_read_inode fs/f2fs/inode.c:425 [inline]
f2fs_iget+0x1209/0x9380 fs/f2fs/inode.c:596
f2fs_fill_su
Remediation
Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from linux. Update linux_kernel to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 6.18.13, < 6.18.25 | Affected |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2026-43349?
CVE-2026-43349 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting linux linux_kernel. It was published on May 8, 2026 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).
How severe is CVE-2026-43349?
This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.
How do I fix or remediate CVE-2026-43349?
Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from linux. Update linux_kernel to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.
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