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.

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Linux Linux unaffected
Version Status Constraints
414091322c6363c9283aeb177101e4d7a3819ccd affected < 041b5163bb9b2e81050bcd885b3373bf2f42d5f5
414091322c6363c9283aeb177101e4d7a3819ccd affected < 56e4a84220045b6af0f1efc11825b39217c7decf
414091322c6363c9283aeb177101e4d7a3819ccd affected < 643575d5a4f24b23b0c54aa20aa74a4abed8ff5e
Linux Linux affected
Version Status Constraints
6.17 affected —
0 unaffected < 6.17
6.18.16 unaffected ≤ 6.18.*
6.19.6 unaffected ≤ 6.19.*
7.0 unaffected ≤ *

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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
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Wed, 06 May 2026 14:30:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-200

Wed, 06 May 2026 12:15:00 +0000

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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.
Title erofs: fix incorrect early exits for invalid metabox-enabled images
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-06T11:27:52.324Z

Reserved: 2026-05-01T14:12:55.991Z

Link: CVE-2026-43179

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Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-05-06T12:16:36.417

Modified: 2026-05-06T13:07:51.607

Link: CVE-2026-43179

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Updated: 2026-05-06T14:15:05Z

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