High7.1Vendor: MediumRed Hat & Ubuntu Linux

reject zero-length fixed buffer import

CVE-2026-43006 Published May 1, 2026

CVE-2026-43006

Affected products & platforms

Red Hat & Ubuntu LinuxUnclassified

Summary

reject zero-length fixed buffer import. Red Hat rates this moderate (CVSS 7.1). Weakness: CWE-805. Affected package(s): kernel. Resolved in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2026:21557 — update the affected packages (`sudo dnf update`).

Affected versions

kernel-0:6.12.0-211.18.1.el10_2

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Fixed versions

RHSA-2026:21557

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Mitigation checklist

Recommended fix / mitigation

Update the affected package(s) to the fixed version shipped in RHSA-2026:21557 (`sudo dnf update` / `yum update`).

Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 4 hours ago·verify at source

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