Local privilege escalation via replaced Binder VMA
Published May 8, 2026 · Updated May 8, 2026
Race condition in Rust Binder in Linux Kernel 6.18 allows local users to gain kernel privileges through a replaced VMA. Rust Binder looks up a VMA by address after the original mapping can be closed and replaced, then vm_insert_page or zap_page_range_single acts on the replacement without verifying its vm_ops and vm_private_data ownership. A basic local user or Android app needs access to a Rust Binder device and must combine the writable Binder-page condition with the companion Binder flaw; the result is local privilege escalation with kernel-level impact.
Summary
What happened
Race condition in Rust Binder in Linux Kernel 6.18 allows local users to gain kernel privileges through a replaced VMA. Rust Binder looks up a VMA by address after the original mapping can be closed and replaced, then vm_insert_page or zap_page_range_single acts on the replacement without verifying its vm_ops and vm_private_data ownership. A basic local user or Android app needs access to a Rust Binder device and must combine the writable Binder-page condition with the companion Binder flaw; the result is local privilege escalation with kernel-level impact.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-43434
- Published
- May 8, 2026
- Updated
- May 8, 2026
- Vendor
- The Linux Kernel Organization
- Product
- Linux Kernel
- Classifications
- T1068
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
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- May 8, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- May 8, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=6.18
- Affected versionversion=eafedbc7c050c44744fbdf80bdf3315e860b7513 <20a01f20d1f4064d90a8627aa41b5987f0220bb9
- Affected versionversion=eafedbc7c050c44744fbdf80bdf3315e860b7513 <5a472d04fb4b9115fb7d1535bd885cea450f14db
- Affected versionversion=eafedbc7c050c44744fbdf80bdf3315e860b7513 <8ef2c15aeae07647f530d30f6daaf79eb801bcd1
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