CVE-2026-43419
MEDIUM severity · CVSS 5.5 · CWE-401
5.5CVSS MEDIUM
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ceph: fix memory leaks in ceph_mdsc_build_path() Add __putname() calls to error code paths that did not free the "path" pointer obtained by __getname(). If ownership of this pointer is not passed to the caller via path_info.path, the function must free it before returning.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorLocal
Attack complexityLow
Privileges requiredLow
User interactionNone
Confidentiality impactNone
Integrity impactNone
Availability impactHigh
Exploit probability (EPSS)0%
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix in your normal patch cycle. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Official patch: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/040d159a45ded7f33201421a81df0aa2a86e5a0b ↗
Additional information
- NVD record
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/040d159a45ded7f33201421a81df0aa2a86e5a0bPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/097cd68f46686391a98f2618188f0cb7b7570de2Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/13b8b9d6f59ef17fb96c298c3a0d62a8306950ccPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5895d0164c84d7fec6abc198920c257f55c51899Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/657dc653b06a3cc0282aea447a3f137fa94066a4Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d39366c169f873edc8ad21fdf6bf08d1de603dbb