CVE-2026-43179

Published: Mag 06, 2026 Last Modified: Mag 06, 2026
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Description

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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

erofs: fix incorrect early exits for invalid metabox-enabled images

Crafted EROFS images with metadata compression enabled can trigger
incorrect early returns, leading to folio reference leaks.

However, this does not cause system crashes or other severe issues.

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/041b5163bb9b2e81050bcd885b3373bf2f42d5f5
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/56e4a84220045b6af0f1efc11825b39217c7decf
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/643575d5a4f24b23b0c54aa20aa74a4abed8ff5e