What is CVE-2026-43462?

CVE-2026-43462 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-05-08.

How severe is CVE-2026-43462?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2026-43462

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: spacemit: Fix error handling in emac_tx_mem_map() The DMA mappings were leaked on mapping error. Free them with the existing emac_free_tx_buf() function.

EPSS: 0.001 (15.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Linux — versions bfec6d7f2001c7470c3cd261ae65a3ba8737f226, 6.18, 0
Linux Linux_kernel — versions 7.0

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-2026-43462?: CVE-2026-43462 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-05-08.
How severe is CVE-2026-43462?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.