CVE-2026-43393: Linux kernel · btrfs: fix chunk map leak in btrfs_map_block() after btrfs_chunk_map_num_copies()
Affects Linux kernelSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited.
Data as of 11 Nov 2026, 23:24 UTC
Rated by Threat Radar · No CVSS score from NVD or the CNA
Thin evidence
One scorer or none- EPSS
- 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 2% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Exploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 8 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: btrfs: fix chunk map leak in btrfs_map_block() after btrfs_chunk_map_num_copies() Fix a chunk map leak in btrfs_map_block(): if we return early with -EINVAL, we're not freeing the chunk map that we've just looked up.
References
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/0e4aaf5a3212b6a469c2489637c29a8e2a5062a5 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/7bdf00ed75c477252578068dba19934cd825f20a (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/4f90c5c2698383984102401b1724b0b67da832ab (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/f15fb3d41543244d1179f423da4a4832a55bc050 (opens in a new tab)