What is CVE-2026-43064?

CVE-2026-43064 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 5.11.22 onward and patched in 5.15.210, 6.1.176, 6.6.131 and others. CVE-2026-43064 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-43064?

CVE-2026-43064 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2026-43064?

Yes, CVE-2026-43064 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.15.210, 6.1.176, 6.6.131 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.11.22 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2026-43064 actively exploited?

CVE-2026-43064 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2026-43064

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dmaengine: idxd: Fix not releasing workqueue on .release() The workqueue associated with an DSA/IAA device is not released when the object is freed.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2026-05-05

Last modified 2026-06-19

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Yes

CVSS 3.1 score

5.5

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 5.11.22, 5.12.5, 5.13 and later are affected. Fixed in 5.15.210, 6.1.176, 6.6.131, 6.12.80, 6.18.21, 6.19.11, 7.0 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 5.11.22 ≥ 5.12.5 ≥ 5.13

Fixed in

✓ 5.15.210 5.15.x ✓ 6.1.176 6.1.x ✓ 6.6.131 6.6.x ✓ 6.12.80 6.12.x ✓ 6.18.21 6.18.x ✓ 6.19.11 6.19.x ✓ 7.0

References

7 total

Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2bb9e9e93adff9cc8a138ae9a3a8d59b3452272e

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3d33de353b1ff9023d5ec73b9becf80ea87af695

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/958e96533ddbd1edd127feb7624a7eed0cc379dc

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d02c24af126dee45247dc7890409c86d1831859d

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fc34f199eb576b3a73089452fdf0056cc9a9301d

Patch

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Details

CVE ID CVE-2026-43064

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2026-05-05

Modified 2026-06-19

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-43064?

CVE-2026-43064 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 5.11.22 onward and has been patched in 5.15.210, 6.1.176, 6.6.131 and others. CVE-2026-43064 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-43064?

CVE-2026-43064 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2026-43064?

Yes. CVE-2026-43064 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.15.210, 6.1.176, 6.6.131 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.11.22 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2026-43064 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2026-43064 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.