CVE-2026-43184: Linux Kernel

High severity, CVSS 7.5. EPSS: 0.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: rnbd-srv: Zero the rsp buffer before using it Before using the data buffer to send back the response message, zero it completely. This prevents any stray bytes to be picked up by the client side when there the message is exchanged between different protocol versions.

Affected products

• Linux Linux Kernel: from 5.8, before 5.10.252 (fixed in 5.10.252); from 5.11, before 5.15.202 (fixed in 5.15.202); from 5.16, before 6.1.165 (fixed in 6.1.165); from 6.2, before 6.6.128 (fixed in 6.6.128); from 6.7, before 6.12.75 (fixed in 6.12.75); from 6.13, before 6.18.16 (fixed in 6.18.16); …

Published 2026-05-06. Last modified 2026-06-17.