Improper resource shutdown or release in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-43457
Published: May 8, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU130724
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-43457
CWE-ID: CWE-404
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to improper resource shutdown or release in the mctp i2c receive path when handling received packets while midev->allow_rx is false. A local user can trigger packet reception in this state to cause a denial of service.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-43457
Install security update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0fb2adbdd5c03e8c9ebcdc48afd414b2724c85eb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1b1be322342a6b0085bf6ee52235e5ac9834ec25
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1ec54187e1aa40a4cfa2b265e9a311179f24b98d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9f81be2ab9d8e4744871bfb3e868ef413413829f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d7900a43b0a314a645ca0a2adf45928dbc7001f4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e3f5e0f22cfc2371e7471c9fd5b4da78f9df7c69