CVE-2026-43494
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/rds: reset op_nents when zerocopy page pin fails When iov_iter_get_pages2() fails in rds_message_zcopy_from_user(), the pinned pages are released with put_page(), and…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.41%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/rds: reset op_nents when zerocopy page pin fails When iov_iter_get_pages2() fails in rds_message_zcopy_from_user(), the pinned pages are released with put_page(), and rm->data.op_mmp_znotifier is cleared. But we fail to properly clear rm->data.op_nents. Later when rds_message_purge() is called from rds_sendmsg() the cleanup loop iterates over the incorrectly non zero number of op_nents and frees them again. Fix this by properly resetting op_nents when it should be in rds_message_zcopy_from_user().
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.41% probability · 35th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-415, CWE-1341
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
EPSS 0.4% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/03014551938a0887fa55f18ce49b70158a9c0113Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0bbbff00a15b1df2cac9014d6cf4b6890f473353Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/290e833d1acb1093bc121fcdc97f5e6161157479Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/640e37f58f991546a87540d067279c2c1fa9fe51Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9115669faedccdda100428e2d26fd0aac8c50799Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c6e51512a784c4a7b86e1a044988696e3b3721faPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d84ce1786ce40fdd3dd98db47aec5527817e1ef6Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e174929793195e0cd6a4adb0cad731b39f9019b4Patch
- https://github.com/v12-security/pocs/tree/main/pintheftExploit, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/21/2Mailing List
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-43494
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2480434
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-43494.json
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.