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CVE-2026-43089
Linux Linux — xfrm_user: fix info leak in build_mapping()
AV AC PR UI S C I A CVSS EPSS %ile KEV
L L L N U N N H 5.5 .0017 5.8 —
AFFECTED
Product Versions Fixed
Linux 3a2dfbe8acb154905fdc2fd03ec56df42e6c4cc4 – —
Linux 2.6.29 – 5.10.258
TIMELINE
May 1 Reserved by Linux
May 6 Published (CNA: Linux)
Sep 8 ENRICHED — CVE-2026-43089 (Linux). Received CVSS 5.5 and CPE data from NVD.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
xfrm_user: fix info leak in build_mapping()
struct xfrm_usersa_id has a one-byte padding hole after the proto
field, which ends up never getting set to zero before copying out to
userspace. Fix that up by zeroing out the whole structure before
setting individual variables.
Lifecycle
Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
| Date | Event | Detail |
| May 1, 2026 | Reserved | Reserved by Linux |
| May 6, 2026 | Published | Published (CNA: Linux) |
| September 8, 2026 | ENRICHED | ENRICHED — CVE-2026-43089 (Linux). Received CVSS 5.5 and CPE data from NVD. |
Affected
Affected products and packages — 2 rows
| Vendor | Product / Package | Ecosystem | Version introduced | Fixed |
| Linux | Linux | — | 3a2dfbe8acb154905fdc2fd03ec56df42e6c4cc4 | — |
| Linux | Linux | — | 2.6.29 | 5.10.258 |
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This is a reference page, not a dated page of record. It assembles the complete lifecycle of CVE-2026-43089 from the CVE Program record, NVD enrichment, the CISA KEV catalog, EPSS, and OSV advisories. The box score's numbers (CVSS, EPSS, KEV status) are current as of Sunday, October 4, 2026 UTC and are re-derived as the archive grows; only dated daily editions are immutable pages of record. The authoritative source for this identifier is cve.org.