CVE-2026-43385
7.5 · HIGHOverview
CVE-2026-43385 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting linux linux_kernel. It was published on May 8, 2026 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).
This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.
Technical Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net: Fix rcu_tasks stall in threaded busypoll
I was debugging a NIC driver when I noticed that when I enable
threaded busypoll, bpftrace hangs when starting up. dmesg showed:
rcu_tasks_wait_gp: rcu_tasks grace period number 85 (since boot) is 10658 jiffies old.
rcu_tasks_wait_gp: rcu_tasks grace period number 85 (since boot) is 40793 jiffies old.
rcu_tasks_wait_gp: rcu_tasks grace period number 85 (since boot) is 131273 jiffies old.
rcu_tasks_wait_gp: rcu_tasks grace period number 85 (since boot) is 402058 jiffies old.
INFO: rcu_tasks detected stalls on tasks:
00000000769f52cd: .N nvcsw: 2/2 holdout: 1 idle_cpu: -1/64
task:napi/eth2-8265 state:R running task stack:0 pid:48300 tgid:48300 ppid:2 task_flags:0x208040 flags:0x00004000
Call Trace:
<TASK>
? napi_threaded_poll_loop+0x27c/0x2c0
? __pfx_napi_threaded_poll+0x10/0x10
? napi_threaded_poll+0x26/0x80
? kthread+0xfa/0x2
Remediation
Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from linux. Update linux_kernel to the latest patched version. 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.
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 6.19, < 6.19.9 | Affected |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2026-43385?
CVE-2026-43385 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting linux linux_kernel. It was published on May 8, 2026 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).
How severe is CVE-2026-43385?
This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.
How do I fix or remediate CVE-2026-43385?
Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from linux. Update linux_kernel to the latest patched version. 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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