Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

2026-05-06T11:27:52.324Z

Last Modified :

2026-05-06T11:27:52.324Z

Source :

Linux
AFFECTED PRODUCTS

The following products are affected by CVE-2026-43179 vulnerability.

Vendors Products
Linux
  • Linux Kernel
REFERENCES

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information to CVE-2026-43179.

URL Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/041b5163bb9b2e81050bcd885b3373bf2f42d5f5 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/56e4a84220045b6af0f1efc11825b39217c7decf cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/643575d5a4f24b23b0c54aa20aa74a4abed8ff5e cve-icon cve-icon
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2026050638-CVE-2026-43179-4b12@gregkh/T cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-43179 cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-43179 cve-icon
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