CVE-2026-43099

medium Red Hat
CVSS v3 Base Score
7.0
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/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
High
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Published: May 6, 2026 (8 days ago)
Last Modified: May 6, 2026
Vendor: Red Hat
Source: REDHAT

Description

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel, specifically within the IPv4 (Internet Protocol version 4) and ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol) components. When the IPv6 (Internet Protocol version 6) stack is not active, a specific function (`ipv6_dev_find`) can return an error. If this error is then passed to another function (`dev_hold`), it leads to a null pointer dereference, causing the kernel to crash. This vulnerability could result in a Denial of Service (DoS) for the affected system.

CWE

CWE-253

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