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CVE-2026-43172: linux kernel from 5.8 (inclusive), before 6.18.16 (exclusive), from 6.19 (inclusive), before 6.19.6 (exclusive); +1…

CVE-2026-43172. CVSS 3.1 base score 8.8 (HIGH, Source advisory). EPSS 0.00375 (percentile 0.29839), scored 15-Oct-2026.

Affected technology

linux kernel · from 5.8 (inclusive), before 6.18.16 (exclusive)
linux

linux kernel · from 6.19 (inclusive), before 6.19.6 (exclusive)
linux

Linux · ebfa7f8ae155c9a0bb2e4038d6b5d8b14881c424 to before 1d49a42717bdc8de77eabeb5b7d3e88d141ffea9, ebfa7f8ae155c9a0bb2e4038d6b5d8b14881c424 to before 2b4b1510aaaf5b9fb57327ecffc20c055f61f205, ebfa7f8ae155c9a0bb2e4038d6b5d8b14881c424 to before 58192b9ce09b0f0f86e2036683bd542130b91a98
Linux

Linux · 5.8
Linux

Component: Not specified by the source
File: drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/fw/smem.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 16-Oct-2026 16:57 UTC

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: 0.00375 · percentile 0.29839 · 2026-10-15
KEV: no

Provenance

NVD CVE API 2.0 · Source record · observed 2026-10-16 16:55:38.548135+00:00 UTC

Stable permalink: https://cybercodered.org/item/cve-cve-2026-43172.html