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Linux Kernel CVE-2026-43457

| EUVD-2026-28763 MEDIUM
Memory Leak (CWE-401)
2026-05-08 Linux GHSA-2mxh-qrpv-mfvx
5.5
CVSS 3.1
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CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

4
Analysis Generated
May 21, 2026 - 16:53 vuln.today
CVSS changed
May 21, 2026 - 16:52 NVD
5.5 (MEDIUM)
Patch available
May 08, 2026 - 16:18 EUVD
CVE Published
May 08, 2026 - 14:22 nvd
UNKNOWN (no severity yet)

DescriptionNVD

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

mctp: i2c: fix skb memory leak in receive path

When 'midev->allow_rx' is false, the newly allocated skb isn't consumed by netif_rx(), it needs to free the skb directly.

AnalysisAI

Memory leak in the Linux kernel's MCTP I2C driver receive path allows a local authenticated attacker to progressively exhaust kernel slab memory, resulting in denial of service. The flaw exists in all kernel versions from 5.18 (when the MCTP I2C driver was introduced at commit f5b8abf9fc3dacd7529d363e26fe8230935d65f8) through multiple stable branches now addressed by patches in 6.1.167, 6.6.130, 6.12.78, 6.18.19, 6.19.9, and 7.0. …

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CVE-2026-43457 vulnerability details – vuln.today

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