What is CVE-2026-43017?

CVE-2026-43017 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2026-05-01.

How severe is CVE-2026-43017?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2026-43017

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: MGMT: validate mesh send advertising payload length mesh_send() currently bounds MGMT_OP_MESH_SEND by total command length, but it never verifies that the byt…

EPSS: 0.000 (3.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Linux — versions b338d91703fae6f6afd67f3f75caa3b8f36ddef3, 6.1, 0
Linux Linux_kernel — versions 7.0

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-43017?: CVE-2026-43017 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2026-05-01.
How severe is CVE-2026-43017?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.