Critical severity · published May 8, 2026
CVE-2026-43406
libceph: prevent potential out-of-bounds reads in process_message_header()
9.1
CVSS
0.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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 vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.6% · higher than 49% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
5.11 before 5.15.203; 5.16 before 6.1.167; 6.2 before 6.6.130; 6.7 before 6.12.78; 6.13 before 6.18.19; 6.19 before 6.19.9; +3 more · source: NVD
LI
Linux · Linux
cd1a677cad994021b19665ed476aea63f5d54f31 before 76ccf21a12c5f6d6790bc32c7da82446d877b2f4; cd1a677cad994021b19665ed476aea63f5d54f31 before 75582aaa580c11aed4c7731cad6b068b700e7efb; cd1a677cad994021b19665ed476aea63f5d54f31 before 50156622eb0888e62541d715a98584480a1bc7cb; cd1a677cad994021b19665ed476aea63f5d54f31 before dbd857a9e1e33ea71eaf3e211877027e533770d1; cd1a677cad994021b19665ed476aea63f5d54f31 before 69fe5af33fa3806f398d21c081d73c66e5523bc2; cd1a677cad994021b19665ed476aea63f5d54f31 before 035867ae6f18df0aeedb2a57a5b74091bd4e3fe8; +2 more · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-43406
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-43406
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/035867ae6f18df0aeedb2a57a5b74091bd4e3fe8
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/50156622eb0888e62541d715a98584480a1bc7cb
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/69fb5d91bba44ecf7eb80530b85fa4fb028921d5
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/69fe5af33fa3806f398d21c081d73c66e5523bc2
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/75582aaa580c11aed4c7731cad6b068b700e7efb
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/76ccf21a12c5f6d6790bc32c7da82446d877b2f4
More from Kernel
9.8
CVE-2025-39682
tls: fix handling of zero-length records on the rx_list
8.8
CVE-2026-53266
netfilter: bridge: make ebt_snat ARP rewrite writable
8.8
CVE-2013-6282
Linux Kernel Improper Input Validation Vulnerability
8.4
CVE-2022-0185
Linux Kernel Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
8.4
CVE-2013-2094
Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
