Improper Input Validation Affecting torvalds/linux package, versions [6.18,6.18.19)[6.19,6.19.9)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.1% (1st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-TORVALDSLINUX-20789117
  • published10 Oct 2026
  • disclosed8 May 2026
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 8 May 2026

CVE-2026-43433  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade torvalds/linux to version 6.18.19, 6.19.9 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Input Validation through the rust_binder process. An attacker can gain elevated privileges by manipulating the offsets array in the target process's virtual memory area after it has been copied but before it is read back by the kernel. This allows the attacker to cause the kernel to misinterpret sender-controlled data, potentially granting unauthorized access to privileged handles or file descriptors.

Note: The Linux kernel project assigns a CVE to every bug fix it ships, whether or not the bug has been shown to be exploitable. This advisory was generated from that process and has not been individually assessed for exploitability. See the kernel's CVE process documentation: https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/master/Documentation/process/cve.rst

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1