What is CVE-2026-43152?

CVE-2026-43152 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 2.6.21 onward and patched in 5.10.252, 5.15.202, 6.1.165 and others. CVE-2026-43152 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-43152?

CVE-2026-43152 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-2026-43152?

Yes, CVE-2026-43152 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.10.252, 5.15.202, 6.1.165 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 2.6.21 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2026-43152 actively exploited?

CVE-2026-43152 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2026-43152

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: HID: hid-pl: handle probe errors Errors in init must be reported back or we'll follow a NULL pointer the first time FF is used.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2026-05-06

Last modified 2026-05-13

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 2.6.21 and later are affected. Fixed in 5.10.252, 5.15.202, 6.1.165, 6.6.128, 6.12.75, 6.18.16, 6.19.6, 7.0 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 2.6.21

Fixed in

✓ 5.10.252 5.10.x ✓ 5.15.202 5.15.x ✓ 6.1.165 6.1.x ✓ 6.6.128 6.6.x ✓ 6.12.75 6.12.x ✓ 6.18.16 6.18.x ✓ 6.19.6 6.19.x ✓ 7.0

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2026-43152 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/04e50f45b5175bb90a06f5003113cb4ed6ba44c2
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1d46d07458dba369daf61fb643d40a62c8423d8e
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3756a272d2cf356d2203da8474d173257f5f8521
Patch

8 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2026-43152

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2026-05-06

Modified 2026-05-13

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-43152?

CVE-2026-43152 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 2.6.21 onward and has been patched in 5.10.252, 5.15.202, 6.1.165 and others. CVE-2026-43152 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-43152?

CVE-2026-43152 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-2026-43152?

Yes — CVE-2026-43152 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.10.252, 5.15.202, 6.1.165 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 2.6.21 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2026-43152 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2026-43152 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.