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CVE-2026-43048: linux kernel 2.6.15; +1 more affected products

CVE-2026-43048. CVSS 3.1 base score 8.8 (HIGH, Source advisory). EPSS 0.00397 (percentile 0.32318), scored 15-Oct-2026.

Affected technology

linux kernel · from 2.6.15.1 (inclusive), before 6.18.22 (exclusive)
linux

linux kernel · from 6.19 (inclusive), before 6.19.12 (exclusive)
linux

linux kernel · 2.6.15
linux

linux kernel · 2.6.15 · update rc6
linux

linux kernel · 2.6.15 · update rc7
linux

linux kernel · 7.0 · update rc1
linux

linux kernel · 7.0 · update rc2
linux

linux kernel · 7.0 · update rc3
linux

linux kernel · 7.0 · update rc4
linux

Linux · cd6104572bca9e4afe0dcdb8ecd65ef90b01297b to before 8f71034649738fdeb6859b8d6cddf132024fac06, cd6104572bca9e4afe0dcdb8ecd65ef90b01297b to before bd6e1d0230cca9575f5d118148f51e2a56b5373f, cd6104572bca9e4afe0dcdb8ecd65ef90b01297b to before 0a3fe972a7cb1404f693d6f1711f32bc1d244b1c
Linux

Linux · 2.6.15
Linux

Component: Not specified by the source
File: drivers/hid/hid-core.c

Attack conditions (Source advisory, CVSS 3.1): Adjacent network · No privileges required · No user interaction required

What an attacker can do

Source advisory’s CVSS 3.1 assessment (base score 8.8/10) rates confidentiality, integrity and availability impact as high. The description does not specify what an attacker can achieve beyond these rated impacts.

Published

CWE
CWE-125
CCR priority
35.3 /100 (P4)
CVSS 3.1
8.8 /10 · CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H · Source advisory
EPSS
0.00397 · percentile 0.32318 · 2026-10-15
KEV
no

Provenance

Stable permalink: https://cybercodered.org/item/cve-cve-2026-43048.html