Vulnerability · Published May 6, 2026 · Assigned by Linux

CVE-2026-43169drm/buddy: Prevent BUG_ON by validating rounded allocation

Medium 5.5

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw in Linux from Linux. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.1% (higher than 2% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS NVD)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.1%top 97.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/buddy: Prevent BUG_ON by validating rounded allocation When DRM_BUDDY_CONTIGUOUS_ALLOCATION is set, the requested size is rounded up to the next power-of-two via roundup_pow_of_two(). Similarly, for non-contiguous allocations with large min_block_size, the size is aligned up via round_up(). Both operations can produce a rounded size that exceeds mm->size, which later triggers BUG_ON(order > mm->max_order). Example scenarios: - 9G CONTIGUOUS allocation on 10G VRAM memory: roundup_pow_of_two(9G) = 16G > 10G - 9G allocation with 8G min_block_size on 10G VRAM memory: round_up(9G, 8G) = 16G > 10G Fix this by checking the rounded size against mm->size. For non-contiguous or range allocations where size > mm->size is invalid, return -EINVAL immediately. For contiguous allocations without range restrictions, allow the request to fall through to the existing __alloc_contig_try_harder() fallback. This ensures invalid user input returns an error or uses the fallback path instead of hitting BUG_ON. v2: (Matt A) - Add Fixes, Cc stable, and Closes tags for context

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:13linux6.12.85-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-43169
Debian:14linux6.19.6-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-43169
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux6.8.0-134.134UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43169
Ubuntu:25.10linuxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43169
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43169
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws6.8.0-1060.63UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43169
Ubuntu:25.10linux-awsno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43169
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43169
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43169
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43169
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43169
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43169
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.86.8.0-1060.63~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43169
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure6.8.0-1063.71UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43169
Ubuntu:25.10linux-azureno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43169
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43169
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43169
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43169
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43169
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43169
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43169
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.86.8.0-1063.71~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43169
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde6.8.0-1062.69UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43169
Ubuntu:25.10linux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43169
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43169
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43169
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43169
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.86.8.0-1062.69~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43169
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43169
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidia-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43169
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp6.8.0-1063.69UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43169
Ubuntu:25.10linux-gcpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43169
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43169
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43169
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43169
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43169
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43169
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43169
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.86.8.0-1063.69~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43169
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gke6.8.0-1058.64UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43169
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gkeop6.8.0-1045.48UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43169
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43169
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43169
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43169
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43169
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43169
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43169
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.86.8.0-136.136~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43169
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-ibm6.8.0-1060.61UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43169
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm-6.86.8.0-1060.61~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43169
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iot-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43169
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency6.8.0-134.134.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43169
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43169
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43169
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43169
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43169
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.86.8.0-134.134.1~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43169
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia6.8.0-1058.61UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43169
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43169
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43169
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43169
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43169
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.86.8.0-1058.61~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43169
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-lowlatency6.8.0-1058.61.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43169
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra6.8.0-1029.30UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43169
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-5.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43169
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43169
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.1no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43169
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43169
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43169
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43169
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43169
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43169
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle6.8.0-1057.58UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43169
Ubuntu:25.10linux-oracleno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43169
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43169
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43169
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43169
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.86.8.0-1057.58~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43169
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi6.8.0-1060.64UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43169
Ubuntu:25.10linux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43169
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43169
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43169
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43169
Ubuntu:25.10linux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43169
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43169
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43169
Ubuntu:25.10linux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43169
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43169
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43169
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43169
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43169
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.86.8.0-134.134~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43169
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43169
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43169
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43169
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-xilinx6.8.0-1032.33UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43169

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linux Linux 0a1844bf0b532d84324453374ad6845f64066c28 – before d764b8dd420098a4d253b8a5b27568c897edb2cf0a1844bf0b532d84324453374ad6845f64066c28 – before 6236c1cd9fdf433d39ed28b2491ccdfe7ae950610a1844bf0b532d84324453374ad6845f64066c28 – before ecb32c60d8cbed2ee9ce9f343b6aa2f32babc7270a1844bf0b532d84324453374ad6845f64066c28 – before 5488a29596cdba93a60a79398dc9b69d5bdadf92
Linux Linux 6.7

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