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CVE-2026-43371

5.5 · MEDIUM

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: macb: Shuffle the tx ring before enabling tx Quanyang observed that when using an NFS rootfs on an AMD ZynqMp board, the r…

Published May 8, 2026CWE-401EPSS 0.16%

Overview

CVE-2026-43371 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on May 8, 2026 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

net: macb: Shuffle the tx ring before enabling tx

Quanyang observed that when using an NFS rootfs on an AMD ZynqMp board,

the rootfs may take an extended time to recover after a suspend.

Upon investigation, it was determined that the issue originates from a

problem in the macb driver.

According to the Zynq UltraScale TRM [1], when transmit is disabled,

the transmit buffer queue pointer resets to point to the address

specified by the transmit buffer queue base address register.

In the current implementation, the code merely resets `queue->tx_head`

and `queue->tx_tail` to '0'. This approach presents several issues:

- Packets already queued in the tx ring are silently lost,

leading to memory leaks since the associated skbs cannot be released.

- Concurrent write access to `queue->tx_head` and `queue->tx_tail` may

occur from `macb_tx_poll()` or `macb_start_xmit()` when these values

are reset to '0'.

- The trans

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-43371?

CVE-2026-43371 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on May 8, 2026 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2026-43371?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2026-43371?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

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