CVE-2026-43449 Vulnerability Analysis & Exploit Details

CVE-2026-43449
Vulnerability Scoring

Analysis In Progress
Analysis In Progress

Attack Complexity Details

  • Attack Complexity:
    Attack Complexity Analysis In Progress
  • Attack Vector:
    Attack Vector Under Analysis
  • Privileges Required: None
    No authentication is required for exploitation.
  • Scope:
    Impact is confined to the initially vulnerable component.
  • User Interaction: None
    No user interaction is necessary for exploitation.

CVE-2026-43449 Details

Status: Received on 08 May 2026, 15:16 UTC

Published on: 08 May 2026, 15:16 UTC

CVSS Release:

CVE-2026-43449 Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2026-43449: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nvme-pci: Fix slab-out-of-bounds in nvme_dbbuf_set dev->online_queues is a count incremented in nvme_init_queue. Thus, valid indices are 0 through dev->online_queues − 1. This patch fixes the loop condition to ensure the index stays within the valid range. Index 0 is excluded because it is the admin queue. KASAN splat: ================================================================== BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in nvme_dbbuf_free drivers/nvme/host/pci.c:377 [inline] BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in nvme_dbbuf_set+0x39c/0x400 drivers/nvme/host/pci.c:404 Read of size 2 at addr ffff88800592a574 by task kworker/u8:5/74 CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 74 Comm: kworker/u8:5 Not tainted 6.19.0-dirty #10 PREEMPT(voluntary) Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS rel-1.16.3-0-ga6ed6b701f0a-prebuilt.qemu.org 04/01/2014 Workqueue: nvme-reset-wq nvme_reset_work Call Trace: <TASK> __dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:94 [inline] dump_stack_lvl+0xea/0x150 lib/dump_stack.c:120 print_address_description mm/kasan/report.c:378 [inline] print_report+0xce/0x5d0 mm/kasan/report.c:482 kasan_report+0xdc/0x110 mm/kasan/report.c:595 __asan_report_load2_noabort+0x18/0x20 mm/kasan/report_generic.c:379 nvme_dbbuf_free drivers/nvme/host/pci.c:377 [inline] nvme_dbbuf_set+0x39c/0x400 drivers/nvme/host/pci.c:404 nvme_reset_work+0x36b/0x8c0 drivers/nvme/host/pci.c:3252 process_one_work+0x956/0x1aa0 kernel/workqueue.c:3257 process_scheduled_works kernel/workqueue.c:3340 [inline] worker_thread+0x65c/0xe60 kernel/workqueue.c:3421 kthread+0x41a/0x930 kernel/kthread.c:463 ret_from_fork+0x6f8/0x8c0 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:246 </TASK> Allocated by task 34 on cpu 1 at 4.241550s: kasan_save_stack+0x2c/0x60 mm/kasan/common.c:57 kasan_save_track+0x1c/0x70 mm/kasan/common.c:78 kasan_save_alloc_info+0x3c/0x50 mm/kasan/generic.c:570 poison_kmalloc_redzone mm/kasan/common.c:398 [inline] __kasan_kmalloc+0xb5/0xc0 mm/kasan/common.c:415 kasan_kmalloc include/linux/kasan.h:263 [inline] __do_kmalloc_node mm/slub.c:5657 [inline] __kmalloc_node_noprof+0x2bf/0x8d0 mm/slub.c:5663 kmalloc_array_node_noprof include/linux/slab.h:1075 [inline] nvme_pci_alloc_dev drivers/nvme/host/pci.c:3479 [inline] nvme_probe+0x2f1/0x1820 drivers/nvme/host/pci.c:3534 local_pci_probe+0xef/0x1c0 drivers/pci/pci-driver.c:324 pci_call_probe drivers/pci/pci-driver.c:392 [inline] __pci_device_probe drivers/pci/pci-driver.c:417 [inline] pci_device_probe+0x743/0x920 drivers/pci/pci-driver.c:451 call_driver_probe drivers/base/dd.c:583 [inline] really_probe+0x29b/0xb70 drivers/base/dd.c:661 __driver_probe_device+0x3b0/0x4a0 drivers/base/dd.c:803 driver_probe_device+0x56/0x1f0 drivers/base/dd.c:833 __driver_attach_async_helper+0x155/0x340 drivers/base/dd.c:1159 async_run_entry_fn+0xa6/0x4b0 kernel/async.c:129 process_one_work+0x956/0x1aa0 kernel/workqueue.c:3257 process_scheduled_works kernel/workqueue.c:3340 [inline] worker_thread+0x65c/0xe60 kernel/workqueue.c:3421 kthread+0x41a/0x930 kernel/kthread.c:463 ret_from_fork+0x6f8/0x8c0 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:246 The buggy address belongs to the object at ffff88800592a000 which belongs to the cache kmalloc-2k of size 2048 The buggy address is located 244 bytes to the right of allocated 1152-byte region [ffff88800592a000, ffff88800592a480) The buggy address belongs to the physical page: page: refcount:0 mapcount:0 mapping:0000000000000000 index:0x0 pfn:0x5928 head: order:3 mapcount:0 entire_mapcount:0 nr_pages_mapped:0 pincount:0 anon flags: 0xfffffc0000040(head|node=0|zone=1|lastcpupid=0x1fffff) page_type: f5(slab) raw: 000fffffc0000040 ffff888001042000 0000000000000000 dead000000000001 raw: 0000000000000000 0000000000080008 00000000f5000000 0000000000000000 head: 000fffffc0000040 ffff888001042000 00000 ---truncated---

Assessing the Risk of CVE-2026-43449

Access Complexity Graph

The exploitability of CVE-2026-43449 depends on two key factors: attack complexity (the level of effort required to execute an exploit) and privileges required (the access level an attacker needs).

Exploitability Analysis for CVE-2026-43449

No exploitability data is available for CVE-2026-43449.

Understanding AC and PR

A lower complexity and fewer privilege requirements make exploitation easier. Security teams should evaluate these aspects to determine the urgency of mitigation strategies, such as patch management and access control policies.

Attack Complexity (AC) measures the difficulty in executing an exploit. A high AC means that specific conditions must be met, making an attack more challenging, while a low AC means the vulnerability can be exploited with minimal effort.

Privileges Required (PR) determine the level of system access necessary for an attack. Vulnerabilities requiring no privileges are more accessible to attackers, whereas high privilege requirements limit exploitation to authorized users with elevated access.

CVSS Score Breakdown Chart

Above is the CVSS Sub-score Breakdown for CVE-2026-43449, illustrating how Base, Impact, and Exploitability factors combine to form the overall severity rating. A higher sub-score typically indicates a more severe or easier-to-exploit vulnerability.

CIA Impact Analysis

Below is the Impact Analysis for CVE-2026-43449, showing how Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability might be affected if the vulnerability is exploited. Higher values usually signal greater potential damage.

  • Confidentiality: None
    CVE-2026-43449 does not compromise confidentiality.
  • Integrity: None
    CVE-2026-43449 does not impact data integrity.
  • Availability: None
    CVE-2026-43449 does not affect system availability.

CVE-2026-43449 References

External References

CWE Common Weakness Enumeration

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