CVE-2026-43154
Description
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's EROFS filesystem. Crafted EROFS images containing valid volume labels can trigger incorrect early returns during volume label handling, leading to folio reference leaks. This issue could potentially lead to minor resource exhaustion, but it does not cause system crashes or other severe issues.
Understanding the Weakness (CWE)
Other,Confidentiality,Integrity
Technical Impact: Other; Read Application Data; Modify Application Data; DoS: Resource Consumption (Other)
It is possible to overflow the number of temporary files because directories typically have limits on the number of files allowed. This could create a denial of service problem.
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