What is CVE-2026-43263?

CVE-2026-43263 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2026-05-06.

How severe is CVE-2026-43263?

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

NULL pointer dereference in Linux

CVE-2026-43263

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: chips-media: wave5: Fix Null reference while testing fluster When multi instances are created/destroyed, many interrupts happens and structures for decoder are re…

EPSS: 0.000 (2.3th 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 9707a6254a8a6b978bde811a44fe07d86c229d1c, 6.8, 0
Linux Linux_kernel

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference

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-2026-43263?: CVE-2026-43263 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2026-05-06.
How severe is CVE-2026-43263?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.