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CVE-2026-43179
Summary

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

erofs: fix incorrect early exits for invalid metabox-enabled images

Crafted EROFS images with metadata compression enabled can trigger
incorrect early returns, leading to folio reference leaks.

However, this does not cause system crashes or other severe issues.

Publication Date May 6, 2026, 9:16 p.m.
Registration Date May 7, 2026, 4:08 a.m.
Last Update May 6, 2026, 10:07 p.m.
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