What is CVE-2026-43106?

CVE-2026-43106 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2026-05-06.

How severe is CVE-2026-43106?

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

Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2026-43106

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cachefiles: fix incorrect dentry refcount in cachefiles_cull() The patch mentioned below changed cachefiles_bury_object() to expect 2 references to the 'rep' dentry. Th…

EPSS: 0.000 (3.0th 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 7bb1eb45e43c4730cbc5a48b9e9295049fccdacb, 6.19, 0
Linux Linux_kernel — versions 7.0

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-43106?: CVE-2026-43106 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2026-05-06.
How severe is CVE-2026-43106?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.