What is CVE-2026-43082?

CVE-2026-43082 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 6.5 onward and patched in 6.6.136, 6.12.83, 6.18.24 and others. CVE-2026-43082 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-43082?

CVE-2026-43082 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-2026-43082?

Yes, CVE-2026-43082 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.6.136, 6.12.83, 6.18.24 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 6.5 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2026-43082 actively exploited?

CVE-2026-43082 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2026-43082

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: txgbe: leave space for null terminators on property_entry Lists of struct property_entry are supposed to be terminated with an empty property, this driver currently seems to be allocating exactly the amount of entry used. Change the struct definition to leave an extra element for all property_entry.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2026-05-06

Last modified 2026-06-01

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 6.5 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.6.136, 6.12.83, 6.18.24, 6.19.14, 7.0 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 6.5

Fixed in

✓ 6.6.136 6.6.x ✓ 6.12.83 6.12.x ✓ 6.18.24 6.18.x ✓ 6.19.14 6.19.x ✓ 7.0

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2026-43082 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/00e1d650fa4b228ef1faea8e29effe4b4861e6e4
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/16eb3c2f86de9a21aefe7a6386607d4cd3947a77
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5a37d228799b0ec2c277459c83c814a59d310bc3
Patch

5 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2026-43082

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2026-05-06

Modified 2026-06-01

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-43082?

CVE-2026-43082 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 6.5 onward and has been patched in 6.6.136, 6.12.83, 6.18.24 and others. CVE-2026-43082 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-43082?

CVE-2026-43082 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-2026-43082?

Yes — CVE-2026-43082 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.6.136, 6.12.83, 6.18.24 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 6.5 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2026-43082 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2026-43082 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.