CVE-2026-43224
Description
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's io_uring/zcrx subsystem. Under specific conditions, a failure in memory mapping operations can result in a scatter-gather table (sgtable), which manages memory regions, not being properly freed. This memory leak could lead to resource exhaustion and potentially cause system instability or a denial of service (DoS).
Understanding the Weakness (CWE)
Availability
Technical Impact: DoS: Resource Consumption (Other); DoS: Resource Consumption (Memory); DoS: Resource Consumption (CPU)
An attacker that can influence the allocation of resources that are not properly released could deplete the available resource pool and prevent all other processes from accessing the same type of resource. Frequently-affected resources include memory, CPU, disk space, power or battery, etc.
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