Answer in brief
CVE-2026-43042 records a High severity (CVSS 7.1) vulnerability in mpls: add seqcount to protect the platform_label{,s} pair. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 7.1. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
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The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | >=7720c01f3f590116882e251f13c7e1d5602f8643 <5bb3caf0bbfb56f1a00d2af072ac3d8395a3b9ef || >=7720c01f3f590116882e251f13c7e1d5602f8643 <629ec78ef8608d955ce217880cdc3e1873af3a15 | 5bb3caf0bbfb56f1a00d2af072ac3d8395a3b9ef, 629ec78ef8608d955ce217880cdc3e1873af3a15 |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 4.1 | Not reported |
Published upstream
May 1, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Oct 16, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Oct 16, 2026
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mpls: add seqcount to protect the platform_label{,s} pair The RCU-protected codepaths (mpls_forward, mpls_dump_routes) can have an inconsistent view of platform_labels vs platform_label in case of a concurrent resize (resize_platform_label_table, under platform_mutex). This can lead to OOB accesses. This patch adds a seqcount, so that we get a consistent snapshot. Note that mpls_label_ok is also susceptible to this, so the check against RTA_DST in rtm_to_route_config, done outside platform_mutex, is not sufficient. This value gets passed to mpls_label_ok once more in both mpls_route_add and mpls_route_del, so there is no issue, but that additional check must not be removed.
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