# CVE-2026-49430: Kernel heap overflow in ZFS_IOC_RECV_NEW ioctl

> A local attacker with ZFS receive permissions can trigger kernel memory corruption via integer truncation in the ZFS_IOC_RECV_NEW ioctl, potentially leading to code execution.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 19 Aug 2026
- **Updated:** 26 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-gx22-rr34-hq5j

## What is CVE-2026-49430?

CVE-2026-49430 is a high-severity vulnerability in Freebsd Freebsd, published on 19 Aug 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The ZFS_IOC_RECV_NEW ioctl, in the heal receive path, similarly truncated a 64-bit payload size to a 32-bit integer for allocation, then used the original 64-bit size as the length for a byteswap operation.

A local user with the "receive" delegated ZFS permission can trigger kernel memory corruption via ZFS_IOC_RECV_NEW by sending a crafted receive stream in heal mode.

Weakness: CWE-122 (Heap-based Buffer Overflow)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-49430?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Freebsd Freebsd.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-49430?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-49430 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-49430 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-49430 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Freebsd Freebsd

- [CVE-2018-17160](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-17160/): Memory corruption in FreeBSD (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2014-3954](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-3954/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2006-4304](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-4304/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2006-0226](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-0226/): Integer overflow in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2004-0002](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-0002/): Denial of service in n/a (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-49430 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-49430 is a high-severity vulnerability in Freebsd Freebsd, published on 19 Aug 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-49430 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Freebsd Freebsd. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-49430/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-49430/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-49430
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-49430
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-49430

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-49430/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.