Vulnerability · Published May 6, 2026 · Assigned by Linux

CVE-2026-43256media: qcom: camss: vfe: Fix out-of-bounds access in vfe_isr_reg_update()

High 7.8

In plain English

A high-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 3% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.1%top 97.4% 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: media: qcom: camss: vfe: Fix out-of-bounds access in vfe_isr_reg_update() vfe_isr() iterates using MSM_VFE_IMAGE_MASTERS_NUM(7) as the loop bound and passes the index to vfe_isr_reg_update(). However, vfe->line[] array is defined with VFE_LINE_NUM_MAX(4): struct vfe_line line[VFE_LINE_NUM_MAX]; When index is 4, 5, 6, the access to vfe->line[line_id] exceeds the array bounds and resulting in out-of-bounds memory access. Fix this by using separate loops for output lines and write masters.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12linux6.1.170-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-43256
Debian:13linux6.12.85-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-43256
Debian:14linux6.19.6-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-43256
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux6.8.0-134.134UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43256
Ubuntu:25.10linuxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43256
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43256
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws6.8.0-1060.63UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43256
Ubuntu:25.10linux-awsno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43256
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43256
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43256
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43256
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43256
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43256
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.86.8.0-1060.63~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43256
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure6.8.0-1063.71UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43256
Ubuntu:25.10linux-azureno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43256
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43256
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43256
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43256
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43256
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43256
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43256
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.86.8.0-1063.71~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43256
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde6.8.0-1062.69UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43256
Ubuntu:25.10linux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43256
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43256
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43256
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43256
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.86.8.0-1062.69~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43256
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43256
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidia-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43256
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp6.8.0-1063.69UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43256
Ubuntu:25.10linux-gcpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43256
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43256
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43256
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43256
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43256
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43256
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43256
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.86.8.0-1063.69~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43256
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gke6.8.0-1058.64UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43256
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gkeop6.8.0-1045.48UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43256
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43256
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43256
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43256
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43256
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43256
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43256
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.86.8.0-136.136~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43256
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-ibm6.8.0-1060.61UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43256
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm-6.86.8.0-1060.61~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43256
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iot-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43256
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency6.8.0-134.134.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43256
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43256
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43256
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43256
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43256
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.86.8.0-134.134.1~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43256
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia6.8.0-1058.61UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43256
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43256
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43256
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43256
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43256
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.86.8.0-1058.61~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43256
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-lowlatency6.8.0-1058.61.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43256
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra6.8.0-1029.30UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43256
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-5.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43256
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43256
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.1no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43256
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43256
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43256
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43256
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43256
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43256
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle6.8.0-1057.58UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43256
Ubuntu:25.10linux-oracleno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43256
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43256
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43256
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43256
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.86.8.0-1057.58~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43256
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi6.8.0-1060.64UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43256
Ubuntu:25.10linux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43256
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43256
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43256
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43256
Ubuntu:25.10linux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43256
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43256
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43256
Ubuntu:25.10linux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43256
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43256
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43256
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43256
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43256
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.86.8.0-134.134~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43256
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43256
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43256
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43256
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-xilinx6.8.0-1032.33UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43256

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linux Linux 4edc8eae715cecf5f8bf12a0c77c281f336c37db – before e6cbf765686fb6c1d8f2530b3daf6c66efc92f5d4edc8eae715cecf5f8bf12a0c77c281f336c37db – before 0c074e80921fd18984b75836730d76c768c84f654edc8eae715cecf5f8bf12a0c77c281f336c37db – before 1b103307df6d461a0731be25aca69ad0335b09334edc8eae715cecf5f8bf12a0c77c281f336c37db – before fade67c88870f497a13ed450ba01f7236c92dd9b4edc8eae715cecf5f8bf12a0c77c281f336c37db – before e7a38ecda2498e7ce998793ac2a46ca47317635d4edc8eae715cecf5f8bf12a0c77c281f336c37db – before d965919af524e68cb2ab1a685872050ad2ee933d
Linux Linux 5.18

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