PT-2026-38931 · Linux+2 · Linux Kernel+2

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CVE-2026-43289

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Published

2026-01-20

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Updated

2026-08-23

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

VectorAV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)
Description An issue exists in the kexec load purgatory() function where image->start is derived by locating e entry within an SHF EXECINSTR section. If the purgatory object contains multiple executable sections with overlapping sh addr, the entrypoint check may match multiple times, triggering a system warning.
Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Origin Validation Error

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Weakness Enumeration

Related Identifiers

BDU:2026-11737
CVE-2026-43289
OESA-2026-2418
OESA-2026-2492
OESA-2026-2493
USN-8492-1
USN-8492-2
USN-8492-3
USN-8492-4
USN-8492-5
USN-8497-1
USN-8498-1
USN-8499-1
USN-8575-1
USN-8575-2
USN-8575-3
USN-8576-1
USN-8576-2
USN-8597-1
USN-8606-1
USN-8607-1
USN-8609-1
USN-8610-1
USN-8619-1
USN-8620-1
USN-8620-2
USN-8620-3
USN-8620-4
USN-8668-1

Affected Products

Linuxmint
Linux Kernel
Ubuntu