CVE-2026-43422

medium Red Hat
EPSS Score
0.0%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 96% most likely to be exploited
Published: May 8, 2026 (6 days ago)
Last Modified: May 8, 2026
Vendor: Red Hat
Source: REDHAT

Description

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's USB legacy NCM (Network Control Model) driver. This vulnerability occurs due to a NULL pointer dereference in the `gncm_bind` function, where the driver attempts to access a network device (`net_device`) before it has been fully initialized. An attacker could potentially trigger this flaw, leading to a system crash and a denial of service.

CWE

CWE-824

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