CVE-2026-43209: Linux kernel · minix: Add required sanity checking to minix_check_superblock()
Affects Linux kernelSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited.
Data as of 11 Nov 2026, 23:06 UTC
Rated by Threat Radar · No CVSS score from NVD or the CNA
Thin evidence
One scorer or noneExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 6 May 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 11 Nov 2026.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: minix: Add required sanity checking to minix_check_superblock() The fs/minix implementation of the minix filesystem does not currently support any other value for s_log_zone_size than 0. This is also the only value supported in util-linux; see mkfs.minix.c line 511. In addition, this patch adds some sanity checking for the other minix superblock fields, and moves the minix_blocks_needed() checks for the zmap and imap also to minix_check_super_block(). This also closes a related syzbot bug report.
References
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/a051ecf5c5b0387840dc210413ed3bc7fbdaa69c (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/d791c544efd6b9c944b43cf7f502e5bcb02fb941 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/66c7c239c65341f99ae388d4d53dc9df2bcb9925 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/2bb588cede1c1969e49c0a2822c8cb8b346b7682 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/f57ccd4657c7f082dc47e5b9e18a883bb5f9118f (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/31fefc18096cdc5549cfa54964d90e0b3229aedc (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/1efc128ee4adbc23e082715425ff895449d233bc (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/8c97a6ddc95690a938ded44b4e3202f03f15078c (opens in a new tab)