CVE-2026-43245

ntfs: ->d_compare() must not block

CVE-2026-43245 is fixed in 41 products on 1 platform, first by ALAS2023-2026-1702, released May 11, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

High
CVSS
7.5
Moderate
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0044
38th percentile

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ntfs: ->d_compare() must not block ... so don't use __getname() there. Switch it (and ntfs_d_hash(), while we are at it) to kmalloc(PATH_MAX, GFP_NOWAIT). Yes, ntfs_d_hash() almost certainly can do with smaller allocations, but let ntfs folks deal with that - keep the allocation size as-is for now. Stop abusing names_cachep in ntfs, period - various uses of that thing in there have nothing to do with pathnames; just use k[mz]alloc() and be done with that. For now let's keep sizes as-in, but AFAICS none of the users actually want PATH_MAX.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
bpftool6.12 · amzn 2023 1:6.12.92-122.166.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1894 Jun 22, 2026
bpftool6.12-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.12.92-122.166.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1894 Jun 22, 2026
bpftool6.18 · amzn 2023 1:6.18.16-18.222.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1702 May 11, 2026
bpftool6.18-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.18.16-18.222.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1702 May 11, 2026
kernel-livepatch-6.12.92-122.166 · amzn 2023 1:1.0-0.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1894 Jun 22, 2026
kernel-livepatch-6.18.16-18.222 · amzn 2023 1:1.0-0.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1702 May 11, 2026
kernel6.12 · amzn 2023 1:6.12.92-122.166.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1894 Jun 22, 2026
kernel6.12-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.12.92-122.166.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1894 Jun 22, 2026
kernel6.12-debuginfo-common-aarch64 · amzn 2023 1:6.12.92-122.166.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1894 Jun 22, 2026
kernel6.12-debuginfo-common-x86_64 · amzn 2023 1:6.12.92-122.166.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1894 Jun 22, 2026
kernel6.12-devel · amzn 2023 1:6.12.92-122.166.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1894 Jun 22, 2026
kernel6.12-headers · amzn 2023 1:6.12.92-122.166.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1894 Jun 22, 2026
kernel6.12-modules-extra · amzn 2023 1:6.12.92-122.166.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1894 Jun 22, 2026
kernel6.12-modules-extra-common · amzn 2023 1:6.12.92-122.166.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1894 Jun 22, 2026
kernel6.12-tools · amzn 2023 1:6.12.92-122.166.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1894 Jun 22, 2026
kernel6.12-tools-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.12.92-122.166.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1894 Jun 22, 2026
kernel6.12-tools-devel · amzn 2023 1:6.12.92-122.166.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1894 Jun 22, 2026
kernel6.18 · amzn 2023 1:6.18.16-18.222.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1702 May 11, 2026
kernel6.18-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.18.16-18.222.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1702 May 11, 2026
kernel6.18-debuginfo-common-aarch64 · amzn 2023 1:6.18.16-18.222.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1702 May 11, 2026
kernel6.18-debuginfo-common-x86_64 · amzn 2023 1:6.18.16-18.222.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1702 May 11, 2026
kernel6.18-devel · amzn 2023 1:6.18.16-18.222.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1702 May 11, 2026
kernel6.18-headers · amzn 2023 1:6.18.16-18.222.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1702 May 11, 2026
kernel6.18-libbpf · amzn 2023 1:6.18.16-18.222.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1702 May 11, 2026
kernel6.18-libbpf-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.18.16-18.222.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1702 May 11, 2026
kernel6.18-libbpf-devel · amzn 2023 1:6.18.16-18.222.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1702 May 11, 2026
kernel6.18-libbpf-static · amzn 2023 1:6.18.16-18.222.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1702 May 11, 2026
kernel6.18-modules-extra · amzn 2023 1:6.18.16-18.222.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1702 May 11, 2026
kernel6.18-modules-extra-common · amzn 2023 1:6.18.16-18.222.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1702 May 11, 2026
kernel6.18-tools · amzn 2023 1:6.18.16-18.222.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1702 May 11, 2026
kernel6.18-tools-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.18.16-18.222.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1702 May 11, 2026
kernel6.18-tools-devel · amzn 2023 1:6.18.16-18.222.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1702 May 11, 2026
linux · Debian 13.5 (trixie) 6.12.94-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-43245 May 15, 2026
linux · Debian 14 6.19.6-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-43245 May 15, 2026
perf6.12 · amzn 2023 1:6.12.92-122.166.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1894 Jun 22, 2026
perf6.12-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.12.92-122.166.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1894 Jun 22, 2026
perf6.18 · amzn 2023 1:6.18.16-18.222.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1702 May 11, 2026
perf6.18-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.18.16-18.222.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1702 May 11, 2026
python3-perf6.12 · amzn 2023 1:6.12.92-122.166.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1894 Jun 22, 2026
python3-perf6.12-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.12.92-122.166.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1894 Jun 22, 2026
python3-perf6.18 · amzn 2023 1:6.18.16-18.222.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1702 May 11, 2026
python3-perf6.18-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.18.16-18.222.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1702 May 11, 2026

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