CVE-2026-43041
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: qrtr: replace qrtr_tx_flow radix_tree with xarray to fix memory leak __radix_tree_create() allocates and links intermediate nodes into the tree one by one. If a subsequent allocation fails, the already-linked nodes remain in the tree with no corresponding leaf entry. These orphaned internal nodes are never reclaimed because radix_tree_for_each_slot() only visits slots containing leaf values. The radix_tree API is deprecated in favor of xarray. As suggested by Matthew Wilcox, migrate qrtr_tx_flow from radix_tree to xarray instead of fixing the radix_tree itself [1]. xarray properly handles cleanup of internal nodes — xa_destroy() frees all internal xarray nodes when the qrtr_node is released, preventing the leak. [1] https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260225071623.41275-1-jiayuan.chen@linux.dev/T/
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| sles | affected | | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 6.1.170-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 6.19.12-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 6.19.12-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 6.12.85-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 6.1.170-1~deb11u1 |
| linux-kernel | affected | 5.10.253 | |
| linux-kernel | 7.0 | affected | |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0fda873092b541bb5a9b87d728a2429f863f8cfa
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2428083101f6883f979cceffa76cd8440751ffe6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4b75ff0aedd6ade1018ad4a3a9d8336794e36e42
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5d2249eefaca59908fe3c264b8eca526424dcfbe
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/69402908e277dd164bf8d7c8fd0513c0fac28e9e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f2664bc4f0f356f17c2094587a2b3665e3867e44
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f2dd9aaf6e2861337f5835f877a5b2becaf4b015
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ff134cc43972d7ddceff8cfd36cf6b9eaafc00b3
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-43041.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-43041
CWEs
CWE-401
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.