🛡️ CVE-2026-43306 on Ubuntu — linux

⚪ Unknown ✅ No Known Exploit OSV
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Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf: crypto: Use the correct destructor kfunc type With CONFIG_CFI enabled, the kernel strictly enforces that indirect function calls use a function pointer type that matches the target function. I ran into the following type mismatch when running BPF self-tests: CFI failure at bpf_obj_free_fields+0x190/0x238 (target: bpf_crypto_ctx_release+0x0/0x94; expected type: 0xa488ebfc) Internal error: Oops - CFI: 00000000f2008228 [#1] SMP ... As bpf_crypto_ctx_release() is also used in BPF programs and using a void pointer as the argument would make the verifier unhappy, add a simple stub function with the correct type and register it as the destructor kfunc instead.

Distribution advisory

This page covers CVE-2026-43306 as tracked by Ubuntu, for the package linux. No fixed version has been recorded for this distribution yet.

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached with local access to the system, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs low-level privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality none, integrity none, availability high.

Affected software

UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43306 is recorded against 158 packages.

  • linux
  • linux-allwinner-5.19
  • linux-aws
  • linux-aws-5.0
  • linux-aws-5.11
  • linux-aws-5.13
  • linux-aws-5.15
  • linux-aws-5.19
  • linux-aws-5.3
  • linux-aws-5.4
  • linux-aws-5.8
  • linux-aws-6.14
  • linux-aws-6.17
  • linux-aws-6.2
  • linux-aws-6.5
  • linux-aws-6.8
  • linux-aws-fips
  • linux-aws-hwe
  • linux-azure
  • linux-azure-4.15
  • linux-azure-5.11
  • linux-azure-5.13
  • linux-azure-5.15
  • linux-azure-5.19
Show the remaining 134 packages
  • linux-azure-5.3
  • linux-azure-5.4
  • linux-azure-5.8
  • linux-azure-6.11
  • linux-azure-6.14
  • linux-azure-6.17
  • linux-azure-6.2
  • linux-azure-6.5
  • linux-azure-6.8
  • linux-azure-edge
  • linux-azure-fde
  • linux-azure-fde-5.15
  • linux-azure-fde-5.19
  • linux-azure-fde-6.14
  • linux-azure-fde-6.17
  • linux-azure-fde-6.2
  • linux-azure-fde-6.8
  • linux-azure-fips
  • linux-azure-nvidia
  • linux-azure-nvidia-6.14
  • linux-bluefield
  • linux-fips
  • linux-gcp
  • linux-gcp-4.15
  • linux-gcp-5.11
  • linux-gcp-5.13
  • linux-gcp-5.15
  • linux-gcp-5.19
  • linux-gcp-5.3
  • linux-gcp-5.4
  • linux-gcp-5.8
  • linux-gcp-6.11
  • linux-gcp-6.14
  • linux-gcp-6.17
  • linux-gcp-6.2
  • linux-gcp-6.5
  • linux-gcp-6.8
  • linux-gcp-fips
  • linux-gke
  • linux-gke-4.15
  • linux-gke-5.15
  • linux-gke-5.4
  • linux-gkeop
  • linux-gkeop-5.15
  • linux-gkeop-5.4
  • linux-hwe
  • linux-hwe-5.11
  • linux-hwe-5.13
  • linux-hwe-5.15
  • linux-hwe-5.19
  • linux-hwe-5.4
  • linux-hwe-5.8
  • linux-hwe-6.11
  • linux-hwe-6.14
  • linux-hwe-6.17
  • linux-hwe-6.2
  • linux-hwe-6.5
  • linux-hwe-6.8
  • linux-hwe-edge
  • linux-ibm
  • linux-ibm-5.15
  • linux-ibm-5.4
  • linux-ibm-6.8
  • linux-intel-5.13
  • linux-intel-iot-realtime
  • linux-intel-iotg
  • linux-intel-iotg-5.15
  • linux-iot
  • linux-kvm
  • linux-lowlatency
  • linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15
  • linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19
  • linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11
  • linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2
  • linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5
  • linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8
  • linux-lts-xenial
  • linux-nvidia
  • linux-nvidia-6.11
  • linux-nvidia-6.17
  • linux-nvidia-6.2
  • linux-nvidia-6.5
  • linux-nvidia-6.8
  • linux-nvidia-lowlatency
  • linux-nvidia-tegra
  • linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15
  • linux-nvidia-tegra-igx
  • linux-oem
  • linux-oem-5.10
  • linux-oem-5.13
  • linux-oem-5.14
  • linux-oem-5.17
  • linux-oem-5.6
  • linux-oem-6.0
  • linux-oem-6.1
  • linux-oem-6.11
  • linux-oem-6.14
  • linux-oem-6.17
  • linux-oem-6.5
  • linux-oem-6.8
  • linux-oracle
  • linux-oracle-5.0
  • linux-oracle-5.11
  • linux-oracle-5.13
  • linux-oracle-5.15
  • linux-oracle-5.3
  • linux-oracle-5.4
  • linux-oracle-5.8
  • linux-oracle-6.14
  • linux-oracle-6.17
  • linux-oracle-6.5
  • linux-oracle-6.8
  • linux-raspi
  • linux-raspi-5.4
  • linux-raspi-realtime
  • linux-raspi2
  • linux-realtime
  • linux-realtime-6.14
  • linux-realtime-6.17
  • linux-realtime-6.8
  • linux-riscv
  • linux-riscv-5.11
  • linux-riscv-5.15
  • linux-riscv-5.19
  • linux-riscv-5.8
  • linux-riscv-6.14
  • linux-riscv-6.17
  • linux-riscv-6.5
  • linux-riscv-6.8
  • linux-starfive-5.19
  • linux-starfive-6.2
  • linux-starfive-6.5
  • linux-xilinx
  • linux-xilinx-zynqmp

Timeline and source

Published on 8 May 2026 and last revised on 11 August 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.

References

ubuntu.com (Report)
www.cve.org (Report)
git.kernel.org (Report)
git.kernel.org (Report)
git.kernel.org (Report)
git.kernel.org (Report)
git.kernel.org (Report)

CVE-2026-43306 on other distributions

Each distribution ships its own build and its own fixed version. Pick the one you run:

Details

Severity Unknown
CVSS Score N/A
CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE N/A
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source OSV
Published 2026-05-08
Updated 2026-08-12
Modified 2026-08-11
Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
linux
linux-allwinner-5.19
linux-aws
linux-aws-5.0
linux-aws-5.11
linux-aws-5.13
linux-aws-5.15
linux-aws-5.19
linux-aws-5.3
linux-aws-5.4
linux-aws-5.8
linux-aws-6.14
linux-aws-6.17
linux-aws-6.2
linux-aws-6.5
linux-aws-6.8
linux-aws-fips
linux-aws-hwe
linux-azure
linux-azure-4.15
linux-azure-5.11
linux-azure-5.13
linux-azure-5.15
linux-azure-5.19
linux-azure-5.3
linux-azure-5.4
linux-azure-5.8
linux-azure-6.11
linux-azure-6.14
linux-azure-6.17
linux-azure-6.2
linux-azure-6.5
linux-azure-6.8
linux-azure-edge
linux-azure-fde
linux-azure-fde-5.15
linux-azure-fde-5.19
linux-azure-fde-6.14
linux-azure-fde-6.17
linux-azure-fde-6.2
linux-azure-fde-6.8
linux-azure-fips
linux-azure-nvidia
linux-azure-nvidia-6.14
linux-bluefield
linux-fips
linux-gcp
linux-gcp-4.15
linux-gcp-5.11
linux-gcp-5.13
linux-gcp-5.15
linux-gcp-5.19
linux-gcp-5.3
linux-gcp-5.4
linux-gcp-5.8
linux-gcp-6.11
linux-gcp-6.14
linux-gcp-6.17
linux-gcp-6.2
linux-gcp-6.5
linux-gcp-6.8
linux-gcp-fips
linux-gke
linux-gke-4.15
linux-gke-5.15
linux-gke-5.4
linux-gkeop
linux-gkeop-5.15
linux-gkeop-5.4
linux-hwe
linux-hwe-5.11
linux-hwe-5.13
linux-hwe-5.15
linux-hwe-5.19
linux-hwe-5.4
linux-hwe-5.8
linux-hwe-6.11
linux-hwe-6.14
linux-hwe-6.17
linux-hwe-6.2
linux-hwe-6.5
linux-hwe-6.8
linux-hwe-edge
linux-ibm
linux-ibm-5.15
linux-ibm-5.4
linux-ibm-6.8
linux-intel-5.13
linux-intel-iot-realtime
linux-intel-iotg
linux-intel-iotg-5.15
linux-iot
linux-kvm
linux-lowlatency
linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15
linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19
linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11
linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2
linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5
linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8
linux-lts-xenial
linux-nvidia
linux-nvidia-6.11
linux-nvidia-6.17
linux-nvidia-6.2
linux-nvidia-6.5
linux-nvidia-6.8
linux-nvidia-lowlatency
linux-nvidia-tegra
linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15
linux-nvidia-tegra-igx
linux-oem
linux-oem-5.10
linux-oem-5.13
linux-oem-5.14
linux-oem-5.17
linux-oem-5.6
linux-oem-6.0
linux-oem-6.1
linux-oem-6.11
linux-oem-6.14
linux-oem-6.17
linux-oem-6.5
linux-oem-6.8
linux-oracle
linux-oracle-5.0
linux-oracle-5.11
linux-oracle-5.13
linux-oracle-5.15
linux-oracle-5.3
linux-oracle-5.4
linux-oracle-5.8
linux-oracle-6.14
linux-oracle-6.17
linux-oracle-6.5
linux-oracle-6.8
linux-raspi
linux-raspi-5.4
linux-raspi-realtime
linux-raspi2
linux-realtime
linux-realtime-6.14
linux-realtime-6.17
linux-realtime-6.8
linux-riscv
linux-riscv-5.11
linux-riscv-5.15
linux-riscv-5.19
linux-riscv-5.8
linux-riscv-6.14
linux-riscv-6.17
linux-riscv-6.5
linux-riscv-6.8
linux-starfive-5.19
linux-starfive-6.2
linux-starfive-6.5
linux-xilinx
linux-xilinx-zynqmp

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