CVE-2026-43366 PUBLISHED

io_uring/kbuf: check if target buffer list is still legacy on recycle

Assigner: Linux
Reserved: 01.05.2026 Published: 08.05.2026 Updated: 08.05.2026

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

io_uring/kbuf: check if target buffer list is still legacy on recycle

There's a gap between when the buffer was grabbed and when it potentially gets recycled, where if the list is empty, someone could've upgraded it to a ring provided type. This can happen if the request is forced via io-wq. The legacy recycling is missing checking if the buffer_list still exists, and if it's of the correct type. Add those checks.

Product Status

Vendor Linux
Product Linux
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from c7fb19428d67dd0a2a78a4f237af01d39c78dc5a to a7b33671e418fca507feebd1d56e7f4952a4b25c (excl.)
  • affected from c7fb19428d67dd0a2a78a4f237af01d39c78dc5a to 439a6728ec4641ffad1ca796622c19bc525e570f (excl.)
  • affected from c7fb19428d67dd0a2a78a4f237af01d39c78dc5a to f3fb54e7a8b4aadcc2836ee463eec8c88709b8aa (excl.)
  • affected from c7fb19428d67dd0a2a78a4f237af01d39c78dc5a to 50ad880db3013c6fee0ef13781762a39e2e7ef83 (excl.)
  • affected from c7fb19428d67dd0a2a78a4f237af01d39c78dc5a to 97b57f69fee1b61b41acbf37e7720cac9d389fa4 (excl.)
  • affected from c7fb19428d67dd0a2a78a4f237af01d39c78dc5a to c2c185be5c85d37215397c8e8781abf0a69bec1f (excl.)
Vendor Linux
Product Linux
Versions Default: affected
  • Version 5.19 is affected
  • unaffected from 0 to 5.19 (excl.)
  • unaffected from 6.1.167 to 6.1.* (incl.)
  • unaffected from 6.6.130 to 6.6.* (incl.)
  • unaffected from 6.12.78 to 6.12.* (incl.)
  • unaffected from 6.18.19 to 6.18.* (incl.)
  • unaffected from 6.19.9 to 6.19.* (incl.)
  • unaffected from 7.0 to * (incl.)

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