Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2026-43342

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: gadget: f_rndis: Protect RNDIS options with mutex The class/subclass/protocol options are suspectible to race conditions as they can be accessed concurrently through configfs. Use existing mutex to protect these options. This issue was identified during code inspection.

Vulnerability class: Race Condition

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.001 (1.2th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 1st percentile — 1.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2026-43342: held from 0.001 to 0.001.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.001 · change: +0.000

Affected products

  • Linux — versions 73517cf49bd449122b615d2b7a6bb835f02252e5, 4.14, 0
  • Linux Kernel — versions 7.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-43342?
CVE-2026-43342 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (Race Condition). CVSS score: 4.7/10. Published 2026-05-08.
How severe is CVE-2026-43342?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.7 out of 10.