What is CVE-2026-43402?

CVE-2026-43402 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2026-05-08.

How severe is CVE-2026-43402?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Use After Free in Linux

CVE-2026-43402

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: kthread: consolidate kthread exit paths to prevent use-after-free Guillaume reported crashes via corrupted RCU callback function pointers during KUnit testing. The crash…

Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free

EPSS: 0.001 (16.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Linux — versions 4d13f4304fa43471bfea101658a11feec7b28ac0, 6.14, 0
Linux Linux_kernel — versions 7.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-416 — Use After Free

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-2026-43402?: CVE-2026-43402 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2026-05-08.
How severe is CVE-2026-43402?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.