Improper resource shutdown or release in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-43487
Published: May 14, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU131434
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-2026-43487
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 power management handling in libata-core when managing link power management for the ST1000DM010-2EP102 drive. A local user can trigger disk activity on an affected system to cause a denial of service.
The issue may result in random system freezes.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-43487
Install security update from vendor's repository.