What is CVE-2026-43051?

CVE-2026-43051 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2026-05-01.

How severe is CVE-2026-43051?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.

Out-of-bounds Read in Linux

CVE-2026-43051

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: HID: wacom: fix out-of-bounds read in wacom_intuos_bt_irq The wacom_intuos_bt_irq() function processes Bluetooth HID reports without sufficient bounds checking. A malici…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.000 (9.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Linux — versions 78761ff9bc4e944e0b4e5df1e7eedcfdbb1a9a1a, 3.3, 0
Linux Linux_kernel — versions 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)
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-2026-43051?: CVE-2026-43051 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2026-05-01.
How severe is CVE-2026-43051?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.