CVE-2026-43209
Published: May 7, 2026Last modified: May 7, 2026
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: minix: Add required sanity checking to minix_check_superblock() The fs/minix implementation of the minix filesystem does not currently support any other value for s_log_zone_size than 0. This is also the only value supported in util-linux; see mkfs.minix.c line 511. In addition, this patch adds some sanity checking for the other minix superblock fields, and moves the minix_blocks_needed() checks for the zmap and imap also to minix_check_super_block(). This also closes a related syzbot bug report.
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 5.5 |
| Attack Vector | LOCAL |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | LOW |
| User interaction | NONE |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | NONE |
| Integrity impact | NONE |
| Availability impact | HIGH |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Status
| Product | Release | Package | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpaquita Linux | 23 LTS | linux-lts | Fixed (6.1.167-r0) |
| 25 LTS | linux-lts | Fixed (6.12.80-r0) | |
| Stream | linux-lts | Fixed (6.12.76-r0) |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1efc128ee4adbc23e082715425ff895449d233bc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2bb588cede1c1969e49c0a2822c8cb8b346b7682
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/31fefc18096cdc5549cfa54964d90e0b3229aedc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/66c7c239c65341f99ae388d4d53dc9df2bcb9925
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8c97a6ddc95690a938ded44b4e3202f03f15078c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a051ecf5c5b0387840dc210413ed3bc7fbdaa69c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d791c544efd6b9c944b43cf7f502e5bcb02fb941
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f57ccd4657c7f082dc47e5b9e18a883bb5f9118f