CVE-2026-43236

HIGHNVD 7.87.8
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 7.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-05-06. NVD baseline CVSS 7.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
7.8
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 7.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 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:

drm/atmel-hlcdc: fix use-after-free of drm_crtc_commit after release

The atmel_hlcdc_plane_atomic_duplicate_state() callback was copying the atmel_hlcdc_plane state structure without properly duplicating the drm_plane_state. In particular, state->commit remained set to the old state commit, which can lead to a use-after-free in the next drm_atomic_commit() call.

Fix this by calling __drm_atomic_helper_duplicate_plane_state(), which correctly clones the base drm_plane_state (including the ->commit pointer).

It has been seen when closing and re-opening the device node while another DRM client (e.g. fbdev) is still attached:

============================================================================= BUG kmalloc-64 (Not tainted): Poison overwritten -----------------------------------------------------------------------------

0xc611b344-0xc611b344 @offset=836. First byte 0x6a instead of 0x6b FIX kmalloc-64: Restoring Poison 0xc611b344-0xc611b344=0x6b Allocated in drm_atomic_helper_setup_commit+0x1e8/0x7bc age=178 cpu=0 pid=29 drm_atomic_helper_setup_commit+0x1e8/0x7bc drm_atomic_helper_commit+0x3c/0x15c drm_atomic_commit+0xc0/0xf4 drm_framebuffer_remove+0x4cc/0x5a8 drm_mode_rmfb_work_fn+0x6c/0x80 process_one_work+0x12c/0x2cc worker_thread+0x2a8/0x400 kthread+0xc0/0xdc ret_from_fork+0x14/0x28 Freed in drm_atomic_helper_commit_hw_done+0x100/0x150 age=8 cpu=0 pid=169 drm_atomic_helper_commit_hw_done+0x100/0x150 drm_atomic_helper_commit_tail+0x64/0x8c commit_tail+0x168/0x18c drm_atomic_helper_commit+0x138/0x15c drm_atomic_commit+0xc0/0xf4 drm_atomic_helper_set_config+0x84/0xb8 drm_mode_setcrtc+0x32c/0x810 drm_ioctl+0x20c/0x488 sys_ioctl+0x14c/0xc20 ret_fast_syscall+0x0/0x54 Slab 0xef8bc360 objects=21 used=16 fp=0xc611b7c0 flags=0x200(workingset|zone=0) Object 0xc611b340 @offset=832 fp=0xc611b7c0

CVSS v3
7.8
EG Score
7.8(medium)
EPSS
3.3%
KEV
Not listed

Published

May 6, 2026

Last Modified

May 12, 2026

Advisory Details (8)

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

drm/atmel-hlcdc: fix use-after-free of drm_crtc_commit after release - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fd4a4d0711f48a99b25bcd45e00eef8339eff82d
generic

drm/atmel-hlcdc: fix use-after-free of drm_crtc_commit after release - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bc847787233277a337788568e90a6ee1557595eb
generic

drm/atmel-hlcdc: fix use-after-free of drm_crtc_commit after release - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ac2d898da5095d46bd1ff8585fdd753d58ad91e7
generic

drm/atmel-hlcdc: fix use-after-free of drm_crtc_commit after release - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a205740a7231e967ac77cb731171642901c327af
generic

drm/atmel-hlcdc: fix use-after-free of drm_crtc_commit after release - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7b4d0fab3ff2c00c6d34e1952c9df5129a826aee
generic

drm/atmel-hlcdc: fix use-after-free of drm_crtc_commit after release - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/796e77c14c4c1e2cd36473760fb6cc66c695eb47
generic

drm/atmel-hlcdc: fix use-after-free of drm_crtc_commit after release - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6404898af86d986db1dbbe06177c143e40652e49
generic

drm/atmel-hlcdc: fix use-after-free of drm_crtc_commit after release - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/549c6db503dbb85dbff4840830971853feac6625

Weakness Classification(1)

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-43236?
CVE-2026-43236 is a high vulnerability published on May 6, 2026. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/atmel-hlcdc: fix use-after-free of drmcrtccommit after release The atmelhlcdcplaneatomicduplicate_state() callback was copying the atmelhlcdcplane state structure without properly duplicating the drmplanestate. In particular,…
When was CVE-2026-43236 disclosed?
CVE-2026-43236 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 6, 2026, with the most recent update on May 12, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-43236 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-43236 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 3.3% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-43236?
CVE-2026-43236 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-43236?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-43236, 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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