CVE-2026-43364

Medium

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ublk: fix NULL pointer dereference in ublk_ctrl_set_size() ublk_ctrl_set_size() unconditionally dereferences ub->ub_disk via set_capacity_and_notify() without checking if it is NULL. ub->ub_disk is NULL before UBLK_CMD_START_DEV completes (it is only assigned in ublk_ctrl_start_dev()) and after UBLK_CMD_STOP_DEV runs (ublk_detach_disk() sets it to NULL). Since the UBLK_CMD_UPDATE_SIZE handler performs no state validation, a user can trigger a NULL pointer dereference by sending UPDATE_SIZE to a device that has been added but not yet started, or one that has been stopped. Fix this by checking ub->ub_disk under ub->mutex before dereferencing it, and returning -ENODEV if the disk is not available.

SeverityMedium
CVSS5.5
Exploit probability—
ProductLinux Kernel
PublishedMay 8, 2026
First seenMay 8, 2026

How to fix

Update
  • linux linux_kernel6.18.20, 6.19.9 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
linux linux_kernel6.16 ≤ v < 6.18.20, 6.19 ≤ v < 6.19.9, 7.06.18.20, 6.19.9

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