Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-43339
Published: May 9, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU130849
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-2026-43339
CWE-ID: CWE-416
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 use-after-free in addrconf_permanent_addr() when handling an exceptional condition in IPv6 address configuration. A local user can trigger the warning path to cause a denial of service.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-43339
Install security update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/25357b670afb5b517096da783abaa5cc4bf8359e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2d88ed7fa000e19c2dc0fa31b3a849e3f5bca5c1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3cd4efb5df72843dfac892d0b3c7a4a8bd926b65
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7bfafa1b0cd582983ebec6bb20f0a435528fe567
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7d9f2f4aabd116ca68fbdab5d8fb8dac74c2ea1e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bacc7f31085c9820922f00bc7d79756ffa13123a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eec49a33611f20336b357b3953df44f1a02049e8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fd63f185979b047fb22a0dfc6bd94d0cab6a6a70