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CVE-2026-43406

VendorlinuxProductlinux kernelDiscoveredMay 8, 2026UpdatedMay 21, 2026

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: libceph: prevent potential out-of-bounds reads in process_message_header() If the message frame is (maliciously) corrupted in a way that the length of the control segment ends up being less than the size of the message header or a different frame is made to look like a message frame, out-of-bounds reads may ensue in process_message_header(). Perform an explicit bounds check before decoding the message header.

CVSS v3.1
9.1 CRITICAL
EPSS
0.61%
probability of exploitation in 30 days
CISA KEV
Not listed
no confirmed exploitation reported
News coverage
27
sources referencing this CVE
Related IOCs
0
seen in the same coverage
EPSS Trend
Sep 25, 2026 → Oct 26, 2026
▼ 0.10pp
0.72% → 0.61% over 2 tracked changes
CVSS v3.1 Detail
Attack VectorNETWORK
Attack ComplexityLOW
Privileges RequiredNONE
User InteractionNONE
ScopeUNCHANGED
ConfidentialityHIGH
IntegrityNONE
AvailabilityHIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Connections
30 relationships
Timeline
disclosure → media coverage
May 8, 2026
Disclosure — published as a CVE record. · last revised by NVD May 21, 2026
Jul 1, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8490-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Jul 1, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8491-1: Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities
Jul 1, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8492-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Jul 1, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8493-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Jul 2, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8492-2: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Jul 2, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8497-1: Linux kernel (Low Latency) vulnerabilities
Jul 2, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8498-1: Linux kernel (NVIDIA Tegra) vulnerabilities
Jul 2, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8499-1: Linux kernel (Xilinx) vulnerabilities
Jul 2, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8493-2: Linux kernel (Oracle) vulnerabilities
Jul 6, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8508-1: Linux kernel (NVIDIA) vulnerabilities
Jul 6, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8492-3: Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi Real-time) vulnerabilities
Jul 9, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8490-2: Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi) vulnerabilities
Jul 9, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8492-4: Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi) vulnerabilities
Jul 10, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8492-5: Linux kernel (FIPS) vulnerabilities
Jul 10, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8527-1: Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi) vulnerabilities
Jul 10, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8528-1: Linux kernel (Xilinx ZynqMP) vulnerabilities
Jul 15, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8545-1: Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities
Jul 15, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8546-1: Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi) vulnerabilities
Jul 15, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8547-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Jul 24, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8604-1: Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Jul 24, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8605-1: Linux kernel (Azure CVM) vulnerabilities
Jul 24, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8606-1: Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Jul 24, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8607-1: Linux kernel (Azure CVM) vulnerabilities
Jul 24, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8609-1: Linux kernel (Azure CVM) vulnerabilities
Jul 28, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8547-2: Linux kernel (Azure FIPS) vulnerabilities
Jul 28, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8619-1: Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities
Aug 27, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: LSN-0121-1: Kernel Live Patch Security Notice