{"dataType":"CVE_RECORD","dataVersion":"5.2","cveMetadata":{"cveId":"CVE-2026-43366","assignerOrgId":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67","state":"PUBLISHED","assignerShortName":"Linux","dateReserved":"2026-05-01T14:12:56.005Z","datePublished":"2026-05-08T14:21:19.191Z","dateUpdated":"2026-05-11T22:23:11.847Z"},"containers":{"cna":{"providerMetadata":{"orgId":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67","shortName":"Linux","dateUpdated":"2026-05-11T22:23:11.847Z"},"descriptions":[{"lang":"en","value":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nio_uring/kbuf: check if target buffer list is still legacy on recycle\n\nThere's a gap between when the buffer was grabbed and when it\npotentially gets recycled, where if the list is empty, someone could've\nupgraded it to a ring provided type. This can happen if the request\nis forced via io-wq. The legacy recycling is missing checking if the\nbuffer_list still exists, and if it's of the correct type. Add those\nchecks."}],"metrics":[{"cvssV3_1":{"version":"3.1","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","baseScore":7.8,"baseSeverity":"HIGH"}}],"affected":[{"product":"Linux","vendor":"Linux","defaultStatus":"unaffected","repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","programFiles":["io_uring/kbuf.c"],"versions":[{"version":"c7fb19428d67dd0a2a78a4f237af01d39c78dc5a","lessThan":"a7b33671e418fca507feebd1d56e7f4952a4b25c","status":"affected","versionType":"git"},{"version":"c7fb19428d67dd0a2a78a4f237af01d39c78dc5a","lessThan":"439a6728ec4641ffad1ca796622c19bc525e570f","status":"affected","versionType":"git"},{"version":"c7fb19428d67dd0a2a78a4f237af01d39c78dc5a","lessThan":"f3fb54e7a8b4aadcc2836ee463eec8c88709b8aa","status":"affected","versionType":"git"},{"version":"c7fb19428d67dd0a2a78a4f237af01d39c78dc5a","lessThan":"50ad880db3013c6fee0ef13781762a39e2e7ef83","status":"affected","versionType":"git"},{"version":"c7fb19428d67dd0a2a78a4f237af01d39c78dc5a","lessThan":"97b57f69fee1b61b41acbf37e7720cac9d389fa4","status":"affected","versionType":"git"},{"version":"c7fb19428d67dd0a2a78a4f237af01d39c78dc5a","lessThan":"c2c185be5c85d37215397c8e8781abf0a69bec1f","status":"affected","versionType":"git"}]},{"product":"Linux","vendor":"Linux","defaultStatus":"affected","repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","programFiles":["io_uring/kbuf.c"],"versions":[{"version":"5.19","status":"affected"},{"version":"0","lessThan":"5.19","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.1.167","lessThanOrEqual":"6.1.*","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.6.130","lessThanOrEqual":"6.6.*","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.12.78","lessThanOrEqual":"6.12.*","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.18.19","lessThanOrEqual":"6.18.*","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.19.9","lessThanOrEqual":"6.19.*","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"7.0","lessThanOrEqual":"*","status":"unaffected","versionType":"original_commit_for_fix"}]}],"cpeApplicability":[{"nodes":[{"operator":"OR","negate":false,"cpeMatch":[{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"5.19","versionEndExcluding":"6.1.167"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"5.19","versionEndExcluding":"6.6.130"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"5.19","versionEndExcluding":"6.12.78"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"5.19","versionEndExcluding":"6.18.19"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"5.19","versionEndExcluding":"6.19.9"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"5.19","versionEndExcluding":"7.0"}]}]}],"references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a7b33671e418fca507feebd1d56e7f4952a4b25c"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/439a6728ec4641ffad1ca796622c19bc525e570f"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f3fb54e7a8b4aadcc2836ee463eec8c88709b8aa"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/50ad880db3013c6fee0ef13781762a39e2e7ef83"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/97b57f69fee1b61b41acbf37e7720cac9d389fa4"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c2c185be5c85d37215397c8e8781abf0a69bec1f"}],"title":"io_uring/kbuf: check if target buffer list is still legacy on recycle","x_generator":{"engine":"bippy-1.2.0"}}}}