What is CVE-2026-43048?

CVE-2026-43048 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2026-05-01.

How severe is CVE-2026-43048?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Out-of-bounds Read in Linux

CVE-2026-43048

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: HID: core: Mitigate potential OOB by removing bogus memset() The memset() in hid_report_raw_event() has the good intention of clearing out bogus data by zeroing the area…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.000 (6.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Linux — versions cd6104572bca9e4afe0dcdb8ecd65ef90b01297b, 2.6.15, 0
Linux Linux_kernel — versions 2.6.15, 7.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-43048?: CVE-2026-43048 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2026-05-01.
How severe is CVE-2026-43048?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.