Resource exhaustion in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-43429
Published: May 8, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU130745
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-43429
CWE-ID: CWE-400
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 handling of user-controlled timeout values in the usbtmc driver when processing ioctl commands. A local user can supply an arbitrarily long timeout value to hang a kernel thread indefinitely and cause a denial of service.
The issue affects usb_bulk_msg() calls that use unkillable waits.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-43429
Install security update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0535f84cb94c9d8bcba0a2a5b3fac81b7d97235d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/39bd4097292fd8564cf2cfba9356f8ab11e38d12
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6cb7dc91f057dd8ce44f6caa2995d8e22784ed0a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/72c0a063489be183cfb99e7050aaef503bdb6449
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7784caa413a89487dd14dd5c41db8753483b2acb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7fa72c369c23c27d1f64883c1e276af950557fb1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d4f1c45bdff3f393f9ab7e76795901c442b9eb76
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e14a0dcdf468c3ad616bb06696c7c64c36e736d8