CVE-2026-43055

HIGHNVD 7.57.5
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 7.5 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-05-01. NVD baseline CVSS 7.5; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
7.5EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 7.5Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

scsi: target: file: Use kzalloc_flex for aio_cmd

The target_core_file doesn't initialize the aio_cmd->iocb for the ki_write_stream. When a write command fd_execute_rw_aio() is executed, we may get a bogus ki_write_stream value, causing unintended write failure status when checking iocb->ki_write_stream > max_write_streams in the block device.

Let's just use kzalloc_flex when allocating the aio_cmd and let ki_write_stream=0 to fix this issue.

CVSS v3
7.5
EG Score
7.5(medium)
EG Risk
38(Track)
EG Risk 38/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity75% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
28%
KEV
Not listed

Published

May 1, 2026

Last Modified

May 7, 2026

Advisory Details (3)

Auto-updated May 6, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

scsi: target: file: Use kzalloc_flex for aio_cmd - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ce54802fe6bb78eb0feffc66fed6a45d41ffc3ab
generic

scsi: target: file: Use kzalloc_flex for aio_cmd - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4eaff1728d0e69b95933412241bbccf4f797dba8
generic

scsi: target: file: Use kzalloc_flex for aio_cmd - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/01f784fc9d0ab2a6dac45ee443620e517cb2a19b

Patch Availability(1)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
linuxKernel @ 6.18.22osv

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 9× in last 7d / 32× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

Showing the most recent 100 of 114 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-07-27 14:13 UTCEPSS rescore
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-43055?
CVE-2026-43055 is a high vulnerability published on May 1, 2026. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: target: file: Use kzallocflex for aiocmd The targetcorefile doesn't initialize the aio_cmd->iocb for the kiwritestream. When a write command fdexecuterw_aio() is executed, we may get a bogus kiwritestream value, causing…
When was CVE-2026-43055 disclosed?
CVE-2026-43055 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 1, 2026, with the most recent update on May 7, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-43055 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-43055 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 71.6% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-43055?
CVE-2026-43055 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-43055?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-43055, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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