CVE-2026-43012

medium Red Hat
CVSS v3 Base Score
5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS Score
0.0%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 95% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Published: May 1, 2026 (13 days ago)
Last Modified: May 1, 2026
Vendor: Red Hat
Source: REDHAT

Description

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's `net/mlx5` driver. This vulnerability occurs when the `switchdev` mode fails to initialize or transition correctly, leading to an improper rollback to legacy mode. During this rollback, the system attempts to unregister an already unregistered uplink network device, which can cause a kernel panic. A local attacker or process could exploit this flaw to trigger a system crash, resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS).

CWE

CWE-372

Affected Products

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

References

🔗 bugzilla.redhat.com 🔗 www.cve.org 🔗 nvd.nist.gov 🔗 lore.kernel.org