CVE-2026-43064

MEDIUMNVD 5.55.5—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 5.5 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-05-05. NVD baseline CVSS 5.5; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
5.5EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 5.5Exploit: 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:

dmaengine: idxd: Fix not releasing workqueue on .release()

The workqueue associated with an DSA/IAA device is not released when the object is freed.

CVSS v3
5.5
EG Score
5.5(medium)
EG Risk
29(Track)
EG Risk 29/100SSVC: 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
Severity55% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
2%
KEV
Not listed

Published

May 5, 2026

Last Modified

June 19, 2026

Advisory Details (7)

Auto-updated Jun 19, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

dmaengine: idxd: Fix not releasing workqueue on .release() - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fc34f199eb576b3a73089452fdf0056cc9a9301d
generic

dmaengine: idxd: Fix not releasing workqueue on .release() - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d02c24af126dee45247dc7890409c86d1831859d
generic

dmaengine: idxd: Fix not releasing workqueue on .release() - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b22fd53b2ceb35445475f0edab13a908c5fb8433
generic

dmaengine: idxd: Fix not releasing workqueue on .release() - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/958e96533ddbd1edd127feb7624a7eed0cc379dc
generic

dmaengine: idxd: Fix not releasing workqueue on .release() - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/70ae35be58d476e2fd9f7a941a5e03b2f5fadb8d
generic

dmaengine: idxd: Fix not releasing workqueue on .release() - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3d33de353b1ff9023d5ec73b9becf80ea87af695
generic

dmaengine: idxd: Fix not releasing workqueue on .release() - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2bb9e9e93adff9cc8a138ae9a3a8d59b3452272e

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-43064(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Patch Availability(1)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
linuxKernel @ 5.15.210—osv

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 8× in last 7d / 29× 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.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-43064?
CVE-2026-43064 is a medium vulnerability published on May 5, 2026. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dmaengine: idxd: Fix not releasing workqueue on .release() The workqueue associated with an DSA/IAA device is not released when the object is freed.
When was CVE-2026-43064 disclosed?
CVE-2026-43064 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 5, 2026, with the most recent update on June 19, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-43064 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-43064 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 98.2% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-43064?
CVE-2026-43064 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-43064?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-43064, 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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