pstore: ram_core: fix incorrect success return when vmap() fails
Priority LOW 24CWE-476Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 4 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-476.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: pstore: ram_core: fix incorrect success return when vmap() fails In persistent_ram_vmap(), vmap() may return NULL on failure. If offset is non-zero, adding offset_in_page(start) causes the function to return a non-NULL pointer even though the mapping failed. persistent_ram_buffer_map() therefore incorrectly returns success. Subsequent access to prz->buffer may dereference an invalid address and cause crashes. Add proper NULL checking for vmap() failures.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00128 2nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Linux (Linux): 3.17, 3.19, 4.5 +11Red Hat: 4 without a fix
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 3.16.62 to before 3.17; 3.18.123 to before 3.19; 4.4.158 to before 4.5; 4.9.129 to before 4.10; 4.14.72 to before 4.15; 4.18.10 to before 4.19 | 3.17, 3.19, 4.5, 4.10, 4.15, 4.19 | Patch available | CNA |
| Linux | Linux | 4.19 and later | 5.10.252, 5.15.202, 6.1.165, 6.6.128, 6.12.75, 6.18.16, 6.19.6, 7.0 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 3.16.62 to before 3.17; 3.18.123 to before 3.19; 4.4.158 to before 4.5; 4.9.129 to before 4.10; 4.14.72 to before 4.15; 4.18.10 to before 4.19 Fixed in 3.17, 3.19, 4.5, 4.10, 4.15, 4.19 Patch available CNA
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 4.19 and later Fixed in 5.10.252, 5.15.202, 6.1.165, 6.6.128, 6.12.75, 6.18.16, 6.19.6, 7.0 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.16.62 to before 5.10.252; 5.11 to before 5.15.202; 5.16 to before 6.1.165; 6.2 to before 6.6.128; 6.7 to before 6.12.75; 6.13 to before 6.18.16; 6.19 to before 6.19.6 | Vulnerable | Linux |
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.16.62 to before 5.10.252; 5.11 to before 5.15.202; 5.16 to before 6.1.165; 6.2 to before 6.6.128; 6.7 to before 6.12.75; 6.13 to before 6.18.16; 6.19 to before 6.19.6 Vulnerable ·Linux
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 3.17, 3.19, 4.5, 4.10, 4.15, 4.19
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.10.252, 5.15.202, 6.1.165, 6.6.128, 6.12.75, 6.18.16, 6.19.6, 7.0
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-43124
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8ww7-x5r5-3g8j
- 2026-11-06 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
Patch 8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d47234840aeb4182ed3ee795c578b1dfa9cbd25b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/49918dd52615097529811d21ec6074dd02ebe77c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8baa234181f632cabacf73e4834a910859e9fcc9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1da904e84de608907662ad8a51ba9c571d61e003
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8d849adfbc3e98417fb541620568db1a759ef441
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2c99326dc1c79b7ce3c8dd92929b5ce724ff70eb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/88d5b28f63c7aac1271784e3b800ed405d1cde75
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/05363abc7625cf18c96e67f50673cd07f11da5e9
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Sources
- CVE-2026-43124 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-43124 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8ww7-x5r5-3g8j · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-43124 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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