What is CVE-2026-43290?

CVE-2026-43290 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2026-05-08.

How severe is CVE-2026-43290?

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

Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2026-43290

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: uvcvideo: Return queued buffers on start_streaming() failure Return buffers if streaming fails to start due to uvc_pm_get() error. This bug may be responsible fo…

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 7dd56c47784a466b03df62ca766207f483353cdc, 6.17, 0
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-2026-43290?: CVE-2026-43290 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2026-05-08.
How severe is CVE-2026-43290?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.