What is CVE-2026-43325?

CVE-2026-43325 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 6.9 onward and patched in 6.18.22, 6.19.12 and 7.0. CVE-2026-43325 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-43325?

CVE-2026-43325 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-2026-43325?

Yes, CVE-2026-43325 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.18.22, 6.19.12 and 7.0. If you are running Linux kernel 6.9 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2026-43325 actively exploited?

CVE-2026-43325 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2026-43325

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: iwlwifi: mvm: don't send a 6E related command when not supported MCC_ALLOWED_AP_TYPE_CMD is related to 6E support. Do not send it if the device doesn't support 6E. Apparently, the firmware is mistakenly advertising support for this command even on AX201 which does not support 6E and then the firmware crashes.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2026-05-08

Last modified 2026-05-15

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 6.9 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.18.22, 6.19.12, 7.0 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 6.9

Fixed in

✓ 6.18.22 6.18.x ✓ 6.19.12 6.19.x ✓ 7.0

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2026-43325 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/323156c3541e23da7e582008a7ac30cd51b60acd
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6607d0e58ceca997816122568ce54db9e134edab
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c0b3fa5e0eaecd38e6a9f8f78e86f468fbde719a
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2026-43325

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2026-05-08

Modified 2026-05-15

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-43325?

CVE-2026-43325 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 6.9 onward and has been patched in 6.18.22, 6.19.12 and 7.0. CVE-2026-43325 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-43325?

CVE-2026-43325 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-2026-43325?

Yes — CVE-2026-43325 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.18.22, 6.19.12 and 7.0. If you are running Linux kernel 6.9 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2026-43325 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2026-43325 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.