CVE-2026-43419 json
ceph: fix memory leaks in ceph_mdsc_build_path()
published 2026-05-08 6 mo ago modified 2026-11-06 3 d ago also EUVD-2026-28725
- cvss
- 5.5
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.1%
- EPSS 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 2%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
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.
Patch / fix
- Linux Linux 5.11, 5.16, 6.1.191, 6.6.130, 6.12.78, 6.18.19, 6.19.9, 7.0
- linux Debian 13 6.12.85-1
- linux Debian 14 6.19.10-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2026-43419
- linux Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 6.8.0-136.136
- linux-aws Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 6.8.0-1061.64
- linux-gcp Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 6.8.0-1064.72
- linux-gke Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 6.8.0-1059.67
- linux-ibm Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 6.8.0-1061.62
- linux-azure Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 6.8.0-1063.71
- linux-gkeop Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 6.8.0-1046.50
- linux-raspi Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 6.8.0-1061.65
ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43419
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- cephfs SLE Module for Legacy 15 SP7 1.0-150700.15.7.1
- kernel-64kb SLE Module for Basesystem 15 SP7 6.4.0-150700.53.55.1
- kernel-syms SLE Module for Development Tools 15 SP7 6.4.0-150700.53.55.1
- kernel-azure SLE Module for Public Cloud 15 SP7 6.4.0-150700.53.55.1
- kernel-source SLE Module for Development Tools 15 SP7, SLE Module for Basesystem 15 SP7 6.4.0-150700.53.55.1
- kernel-default SLE Workstation Extension 15 SP7, SLE Module for Legacy 15 SP7, SLE Module for Basesystem 15 SP7 +2 more 6.4.0-150700.53.55.1
- kernel-zfcpdump SLE Module for Basesystem 15 SP7 6.4.0-150700.53.55.1
- kernel-obs-build SLE Module for Development Tools 15 SP7 6.4.0-150700.53.55.1
suse advisories SUSE-SU-2026:5111-1SUSE-SU-2026:2238-1
- kernel AlmaLinux 10 6.12.0-211.50.1.el10_2
- rv AlmaLinux 10 6.12.0-211.50.1.el10_2
- perf AlmaLinux 10 6.12.0-211.50.1.el10_2
- rtla AlmaLinux 10 6.12.0-211.50.1.el10_2
- libperf AlmaLinux 10 6.12.0-211.50.1.el10_2
- kernel-rt AlmaLinux 10 6.12.0-211.50.1.el10_2
- kernel-64k AlmaLinux 10 6.12.0-211.50.1.el10_2
- kernel-core AlmaLinux 10 6.12.0-211.50.1.el10_2
almalinux advisories ALSA-2026:61887
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/d39366c169f873edc8ad21fdf6bf08d1de603dbb commit
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/657dc653b06a3cc0282aea447a3f137fa94066a4 commit
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/5895d0164c84d7fec6abc198920c257f55c51899 commit
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/097cd68f46686391a98f2618188f0cb7b7570de2 commit
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/13b8b9d6f59ef17fb96c298c3a0d62a8306950cc commit
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/040d159a45ded7f33201421a81df0aa2a86e5a0b commit
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2026-43419 updated cvss 5.5
kernel: ceph: fix memory leaks in ceph_mdsc_build_path()
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 rv, perf, rtla, kernel, bpftool, libperf, +83 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 kernelaffected: no fix available “Fix deferred”
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 perf, kernel, python-perf, kernel-kdump, kernel-firmware, kernel-bootwrapper, +1 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 perf, kernel, bpftool, kernel-rt, python-perf, kernel-kdump, +8 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 perf, kernel, bpftool, kernel-rt, kernel-core, kernel-tools, +29 morenot affected: vulnerable code not present
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CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 3 d ago
Exploit prediction
0.12% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 2% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Affected products
- Linux Linux
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-401 Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime
- Technology feeds
References
- git.kernel.org /stable/c/d39366c169f873edc8ad21fdf6bf08d1de603dbb
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git.kernel.org
/stable/c/657dc653b06a3cc0282aea447a3f137fa94066a4
patch
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git.kernel.org
/stable/c/5895d0164c84d7fec6abc198920c257f55c51899
patch
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git.kernel.org
/stable/c/097cd68f46686391a98f2618188f0cb7b7570de2
patch
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git.kernel.org
/stable/c/13b8b9d6f59ef17fb96c298c3a0d62a8306950cc
patch
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git.kernel.org
/stable/c/040d159a45ded7f33201421a81df0aa2a86e5a0b
patch
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-43419
- NVD CVE-2026-43419
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