What is CVE-2026-43260?

CVE-2026-43260 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Double Free. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2026-05-06.

How severe is CVE-2026-43260?

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

Double Free in Linux

CVE-2026-43260

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bnxt_en: Fix RSS context delete logic We need to free the corresponding RSS context VNIC in FW everytime an RSS context is deleted in driver. Commit 667ac333dbb7 added a…

Vulnerability class: Double Free

EPSS: 0.000 (2.4th 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 667ac333dbb7e265b3f5bc4bc94e236f64682c86, 6.11, 0
Linux Linux_kernel — versions 7.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-415 — Double Free

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)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-43260?: CVE-2026-43260 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Double Free. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2026-05-06.
How severe is CVE-2026-43260?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.