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CVE-2026-43402: linux kernel from 6.14 (inclusive), before 6.18.19 (exclusive), from 6.19 (inclusive), before 6.19.9 (exclusive), 7.0…
CVE-2026-43402. CVSS 3.1 base score 9.8 (CRITICAL, Source advisory). EPSS 0.0067 (percentile 0.50925), scored 15-Oct-2026.
Affected technology
linux kernel · from 6.14 (inclusive), before 6.18.19 (exclusive)
linux
linux kernel · from 6.19 (inclusive), before 6.19.9 (exclusive)
linux
linux kernel · 7.0 · update rc1
linux
linux kernel · 7.0 · update rc2
linux
Linux · 4d13f4304fa43471bfea101658a11feec7b28ac0 to before 4729c7b00a347fd37d0cbc265b85f2884c3e06b6, 4d13f4304fa43471bfea101658a11feec7b28ac0 to before 5a591d7a5e48d30100943940a30a6ab41b15c672, 4d13f4304fa43471bfea101658a11feec7b28ac0 to before 28aaa9c39945b7925a1cc1d513c8f21ed38f5e4f
Linux
Linux · 6.14
Linux
Component: Not specified by the source
Function: pointers
File: include/linux/kthread.h, kernel/exit.c, kernel/kthread.c
Attack conditions (Source advisory, CVSS 3.1): Network (remote) · No privileges required · No user interaction required
What an attacker can do
Source advisory’s CVSS 3.1 assessment (base score 9.8/10) rates confidentiality, integrity and availability impact as high. The description does not specify what an attacker can achieve beyond these rated impacts.
- CWE
- CWE-416
- CCR priority
- 39.4 /100 (P4)
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 /10 · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H · Source advisory
- EPSS
- 0.0067 · percentile 0.50925 · 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-2026-43402.html