CVE-2026-43442

HIGH EPSS 3.0%
Published May 8, 20261mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
7.1 CVSS 3.1
High
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Published May 8, 2026 1mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: io_uring: fix physical SQE bounds check for SQE_MIXED 128-byte ops When IORING_SETUP_SQE_MIXED is used without IORING_SETUP_NO_SQARRAY, the boundary check for 128-byte SQE operations in io_init_req() validated the logical SQ head position rather than the physical SQE index. The existing check: !(ctx->cached_sq_head & (ctx->sq_entries - 1)) ensures the logical position isn't at the end of the ring, which is correct for NO_SQARRAY rings where physical == logical. However, when sq_array is present, an unprivileged user can remap any logical position to an arbitrary physical index via sq_array. Setting sq_array[N] = sq_entries - 1 places a 128-byte operation at the last physical SQE slot, causing the 128-byte memcpy in io_uring_cmd_sqe_copy() to read 64 bytes past the end of the SQE array. Replace the cached_sq_head alignment check with a direct validation of the physical SQE index, which correctly handles both sq_array and NO_SQARRAY cases.

CVSS Details

Base Score
7.1
Exploitability
1.8
Impact
5.2
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity None
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
3.0% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
Patch Available

Affected Products 4

VendorProductVersionRange
linuxlinux_kernel*≥6.19  –  <6.19.9
linuxlinux_kernel7.0any
linuxlinux_kernel7.0any
linuxlinux_kernel7.0any

References 2

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1f794f9bed3e5cf7250a3b4daf112a72ed1513e9
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6f02c6b196036dbb6defb4647d8707d29b7fe95b
    Patch

Remediation

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1f794f9bed3e5cf7250a3b4daf112a72ed1513e9
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6f02c6b196036dbb6defb4647d8707d29b7fe95b
    Patch