CVE-2026-43168
What it is
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ocfs2: fix reflink preserve cleanup issue commit c06c303832ec ("ocfs2: fix xattr array entry __counted_by error") doesn't handle all cases and the cleanup job for preserved xattr entries still has bug: - the 'last' pointer should be shifted by one unit after cleanup an array entry. - current code logic doesn't cleanup the first entry when xh_count is 1. Note, commit c06c303832ec is also a bug fix for 0fe9b66c65f3.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited locally on the machine with a low-privilege account. High risk of service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 0.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.1% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 5.5 MEDIUM (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.1% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Record status
- Analyzed
Affected
- Linux Kernel < 5.10.252
- Linux Kernel < 5.15.202
- Linux Kernel < 6.1.165
- Linux Kernel < 6.6.128
- Linux Kernel < 6.12.75
- Linux Kernel < 6.18.16
- Linux Kernel < 6.19.6
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 5.5
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Is it in your code?
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Fix and advisories
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/02acc9f72365e50eb45a56b7dacb9114ca3b503c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2f4daccd9d9b8b2952df7878df8c2e8ba6439398
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3bdc3766aafb052aef4baadef455a84c1c0a059d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5138c936c2c82c9be8883921854bc6f7e1177d8c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8ff329353134280b203cb2bce95311cb8f7cbd8a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b2952dbeac2c3c527cb0519d5ffaeb95b062466a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bb273b68c1719c2925e05557f7e7099edb066680
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c44d86ca949cb1e5566ad14510cc26fa1a17e2d8
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/02acc9f72365e50eb45a56b7dacb9114ca3b503c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2f4daccd9d9b8b2952df7878df8c2e8ba6439398
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3bdc3766aafb052aef4baadef455a84c1c0a059d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5138c936c2c82c9be8883921854bc6f7e1177d8c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8ff329353134280b203cb2bce95311cb8f7cbd8a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b2952dbeac2c3c527cb0519d5ffaeb95b062466a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bb273b68c1719c2925e05557f7e7099edb066680
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c44d86ca949cb1e5566ad14510cc26fa1a17e2d8