What is CVE-2026-43420?

CVE-2026-43420 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition. CVSS score: 4.7/10. Published 2026-05-08.

How severe is CVE-2026-43420?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.7 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2026-43420

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ceph: fix i_nlink underrun during async unlink During async unlink, we drop the `i_nlink` counter before we receive the completion (that will eventually update the `i_nl…

Vulnerability class: TOCTOU (Time-of-Check to Time-of-Use)

EPSS: 0.000 (1.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Linux — versions 2ccb45462aeaf0831397b90d31d3d50a7704fa1f, 5.7, 0
Linux Linux_kernel — versions 7.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-367 — Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition

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)
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-2026-43420?: CVE-2026-43420 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition. CVSS score: 4.7/10. Published 2026-05-08.
How severe is CVE-2026-43420?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.7 out of 10.