CVE-2026-43209
MediumSummary
A vulnerability has been identified in the Linux kernel's implementation of the minix filesystem, which does not support any value for s_log_zone_size other than 0. Fixes have been introduced to add required sanity checking.
Risk Assessment
The lack of proper checking for the s_log_zone_size value may lead to unexpected filesystem behavior, potentially affecting data stability and security.
Recommendation
It is recommended to update the Linux kernel to the latest version to benefit from the introduced sanity checking fixes.
Original NVD description (English source)
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: minix: Add required sanity checking to minix_check_superblock() The fs/minix implementation of the minix filesystem does not currently support any other value for s_log_zone_size than 0. This is also the only value supported in ut