CVE-2026-43179
erofs: fix incorrect early exits for invalid metabox-enabled images
CVSS Score
0.0
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
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.
| Vendor | linux |
| Product | linux |
| Ecosystems | |
| Industries | Technology |
| Published | May 6, 2026 |
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Affected Versions
Linux / Linux
414091322c6363c9283aeb177101e4d7a3819ccd < 041b5163bb9b2e81050bcd885b3373bf2f42d5f5 414091322c6363c9283aeb177101e4d7a3819ccd < 56e4a84220045b6af0f1efc11825b39217c7decf 414091322c6363c9283aeb177101e4d7a3819ccd < 643575d5a4f24b23b0c54aa20aa74a4abed8ff5e
Linux / Linux
6.17