What is CVE-2026-43007?

CVE-2026-43007 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Double Free. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2026-05-01.

How severe is CVE-2026-43007?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Double Free in Linux

CVE-2026-43007

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: accel/qaic: Handle DBC deactivation if the owner went away When a DBC is released, the device sends a QAIC_TRANS_DEACTIVATE_FROM_DEV transaction to the host over the QAI…

Vulnerability class: Double Free

EPSS: 0.000 (3.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Linux — versions 129776ac2e38231fa9c02ce20e116c99de291666, 6.4, 0
Linux Linux_kernel — versions 7.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-415 — Double Free

References

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-43007?: CVE-2026-43007 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Double Free. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2026-05-01.
How severe is CVE-2026-43007?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.