CVE-2026-43417
medium
Red Hat EPSS Score
0.0%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 95% most likely to be exploited
Vulnerability Report
Generated by CyberWatcher
Description
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel. The logic for handling tasks created using `vfork()` (a system call that creates a new process) contains an error. This can cause a task to enter an endless loop when attempting to acquire a Context ID (CID) during scheduling. A local user could exploit this vulnerability, leading to a system stall and a Denial of Service (DoS) for the affected machine.
CWE
CWE-1095Affected Products
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9