What is CVE-2026-43245?

CVE-2026-43245 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-05-06.

How severe is CVE-2026-43245?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2026-43245

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ntfs: ->d_compare() must not block ... so don't use __getname() there. Switch it (and ntfs_d_hash(), while we are at it) to kmalloc(PATH_MAX, GFP_NOWAIT). Yes, ntfs_d_…

EPSS: 0.001 (18.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Linux — versions 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, 7.0, 6.2
Linux Linux_kernel

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-43245?: CVE-2026-43245 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-05-06.
How severe is CVE-2026-43245?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.