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CVE-2026-43258: linux kernel 2.6.16; +1 more affected products
CVE-2026-43258. CVSS 3.1 base score 7.8 (HIGH, Source advisory). EPSS 0.00175 (percentile 0.06602), scored 20-Oct-2026.
Affected technology
linux kernel · from 2.6.16.1 (inclusive), before 6.12.75 (exclusive)
linux
linux kernel · from 6.13 (inclusive), before 6.18.16 (exclusive)
linux
linux kernel · from 6.19 (inclusive), before 6.19.6 (exclusive)
linux
linux kernel · 2.6.16
linux
linux kernel · 2.6.16 · update rc2
linux
linux kernel · 2.6.16 · update rc3
linux
linux kernel · 2.6.16 · update rc4
linux
linux kernel · 2.6.16 · update rc5
linux
linux kernel · 2.6.16 · update rc6
linux
linux kernel · 2.6.16 · update rc7
linux
Linux · a48d07afdf18212de22b959715b16793c5a6e57a to before 5593c9b255ae73f57a8b5e696a660032acbd67da, a48d07afdf18212de22b959715b16793c5a6e57a to before d4ca6ca2c6f5a1d19d9014c5b36d96637846b5d6, a48d07afdf18212de22b959715b16793c5a6e57a to before 03e42b5f7ad4c2c3db8bd384bab7990d5d53c90f, a48d07afdf18212de22b959715b16793c5a6e57a to before bab8d762a8dbb816b10011e13b87d1bca91e5f77, a48d07afdf18212de22b959715b16793c5a6e57a to before dd5712f3379cfe760267cdd28ff957d9ab4e51c7
Linux
Linux · 2.6.16
Linux
Component: Not specified by the source
File: arch/alpha/include/asm/pgtable.h, arch/alpha/include/asm/tlbflush.h, arch/alpha/mm/Makefile, arch/alpha/mm/tlbflush.c
Attack conditions (Source advisory, CVSS 3.1): Local · Low privileges required · No user interaction required
What an attacker can do
Source advisory’s CVSS 3.1 assessment (base score 7.8/10) rates confidentiality, integrity and availability impact as high. The description does not specify what an attacker can achieve beyond these rated impacts.
- CWE
- CWE-787
- CCR priority
- 31.2 /100 (P4)
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 /10 · CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H · Source advisory
- EPSS
- 0.00175 · percentile 0.06602 · 2026-10-20
- KEV
- no
Provenance
- GitHub Advisory Database · Source record · observed 2026-10-21 16:14:50.830645+00:00 UTC
- NVD CVE API 2.0 · Source record · observed 2026-10-21 16:09:05.633125+00:00 UTC
Stable permalink: https://cybercodered.org/item/cve-cve-2026-43258.html