CVE-2026-43244

Medium

Published: —Translated: 17/06/2026(UTC)NVD NIST

Summary

A vulnerability in the Linux kernel has been fixed related to an error in the kcm_write_msgs() function when processing a message with a zero-fragment skb in the frag_list.

Risk Assessment

This vulnerability could lead to improper application behavior using the kcm functions, potentially affecting system stability.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the Linux kernel to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability.

Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: kcm: fix zero-frag skb in frag_list on partial sendmsg error Syzkaller reported a warning in kcm_write_msgs() when processing a message with a zero-fragment skb in the frag_list. When kcm_sendmsg() fills MAX_SKB_FRAGS fragments i