What is CVE-2026-43176?

CVE-2026-43176 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2026-05-06.

How severe is CVE-2026-43176?

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

Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2026-43176

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: rtw89: pci: validate release report content before using for RTL8922DE The commit 957eda596c76 ("wifi: rtw89: pci: validate sequence number of TX release report") …

EPSS: 0.000 (6.4th 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 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, 7.0, 110f3c11f440d78ef8a181f75456e24e428f69e4
Linux Linux_kernel

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-2026-43176?: CVE-2026-43176 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2026-05-06.
How severe is CVE-2026-43176?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.