CVE-2026-43343

MEDIUM EPSS 1.8%
Published May 8, 20261mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
5.5 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Published May 8, 2026 1mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: gadget: f_subset: Fix unbalanced refcnt in geth_free geth_alloc() increments the reference count, but geth_free() fails to decrement it. This prevents the configuration of attributes via configfs after unlinking the function. Decrement the reference count in geth_free() to ensure proper cleanup.

CVSS Details

Base Score
5.5
Exploitability
1.8
Impact
3.6
Vector string
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

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
1.8% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
Patch Available

Affected Products 13

VendorProductVersionRange
linuxlinux_kernel*≥3.11  –  <5.10.253
linuxlinux_kernel*≥5.11  –  <5.15.203
linuxlinux_kernel*≥5.16  –  <6.1.168
linuxlinux_kernel*≥6.2  –  <6.6.134
linuxlinux_kernel*≥6.7  –  <6.12.81
linuxlinux_kernel*≥6.13  –  <6.18.22
linuxlinux_kernel*≥6.19  –  <6.19.12
linuxlinux_kernel7.0any
linuxlinux_kernel7.0any
linuxlinux_kernel7.0any
linuxlinux_kernel7.0any
linuxlinux_kernel7.0any
linuxlinux_kernel7.0any

References 8

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/23e4851ce348a329d974e84e828155dda9f52122
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3d436670b47415da042452618fb5d8e317ab095f
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3f5bfc550a40d7493b1cf09540ed6b412b3b82be
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/75776a055b656873319c3830fed471daef3ceb23
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a932b171554714b1bca313b853c7aa9f2930f9aa
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/caa27923aacd8a5869207842f2ab1657c6c0c7bc
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cc8ec610cd14c093a19371691a7ce1ee5421e829
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d7d702407b61e96286a15b6e715572f541a8d41c
    Patch

Remediation

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/23e4851ce348a329d974e84e828155dda9f52122
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3d436670b47415da042452618fb5d8e317ab095f
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3f5bfc550a40d7493b1cf09540ed6b412b3b82be
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/75776a055b656873319c3830fed471daef3ceb23
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a932b171554714b1bca313b853c7aa9f2930f9aa
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/caa27923aacd8a5869207842f2ab1657c6c0c7bc
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cc8ec610cd14c093a19371691a7ce1ee5421e829
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d7d702407b61e96286a15b6e715572f541a8d41c
    Patch