CVE-2026-43129

MEDIUM

CVSS v3.1: 5.5 · EPSS: 0.0012 (2.3 percentile)

No user interaction

Source data as of:

At a glance

Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5.5 v3.1 · NVD
EPSS
0.0012 (2.3 percentile) · FIRST.org
CISA KEV
No
Attack conditions (CVSS vector)
No user interaction · Source: NVD Vector
Affected vendors
linux
Published
2026-05-06 · Modified: 2026-06-19

CVSS / EPSS / KEV

CVSS v3.1 5.5 / 10 MEDIUM Source: NVD
EPSS 0.0012 2.3 percentile Source: FIRST.org
CISA KEV No Source: CISA

Source — CVSS: NVD · EPSS: FIRST.org · KEV: CISA. Data & Sources

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ima: verify the previous kernel's IMA buffer lies in addressable RAM Patch series "Address page fault in ima_restore_measurement_list()", v3. When the second-stage kernel is booted via kexec with a limiting command line such as "mem=<size>" we observe a pafe fault that happens. BUG: unable to handle page fault for address: ffff97793ff47000 RIP: ima_restore_measurement_list+0xdc/0x45a #PF: error_code(0x0000) not-present page This happens on x86_64 only, as this is already fixed in aarch64 in commit: cbf9c4b9617b ("of: check previous kernel's ima-kexec-buffer against memory bounds") This patch (of 3): When the second-stage kernel is booted with a limiting command line (e.g. "mem=<size>"), the IMA measurement buffer handed over from the previous kernel may fall outside the addressable RAM of the new kernel. Accessing such a buffer can fault during early restore. Introduce a small generic helper, ima_validate_range(), which verifies that a physical [start, end] range for the previous-kernel IMA buffer lies within addressable memory: - On x86, use pfn_range_is_mapped(). - On OF based architectures, use page_is_ram().

Record details

CVE ID
CVE-2026-43129
CVSS (v3.1)
5.5 (MEDIUM)
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Exploitability subscore
1.8
Impact subscore
3.6
EPSS
0.0012 (2.3 percentile) — 2026-06-20
CISA KEV
No
Affected vendors
linux
Affected configurations (CPE)
3
Published
2026-05-06
Modified
2026-06-19
Status
Modified

References

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