CVE-2026-43497

HIGHPre-NVD 7.37.3
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 7.3 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-05-21. the CNA's CVSS baseline 7.3; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cna:linux, epss, ghsa
7.3EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 7.3Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

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

fbdev: udlfb: add vm_ops to dlfb_ops_mmap to prevent use-after-free

dlfb_ops_mmap() uses remap_pfn_range() to map vmalloc framebuffer pages to userspace but sets no vm_ops on the VMA. This means the kernel cannot track active mmaps. When dlfb_realloc_framebuffer() replaces the backing buffer via FBIOPUT_VSCREENINFO, existing mmap PTEs are not invalidated. On USB disconnect, dlfb_ops_destroy() calls vfree() on the old pages while userspace PTEs still reference them, resulting in a use-after-free: the process retains read/write access to freed kernel pages.

Add vm_operations_struct with open/close callbacks that maintain an atomic mmap_count on struct dlfb_data. In dlfb_realloc_framebuffer(), check mmap_count and return -EBUSY if the buffer is currently mapped, preventing buffer replacement while userspace holds stale PTEs.

Tested with PoC using dummy_hcd + raw_gadget USB device emulation.

CVSS v3
7.3
EG Score
7.3(medium)
EG Risk
37(Track)
EG Risk 37/100SSVC: 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
Severity73% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
2%
KEV
Not listed

Published

May 21, 2026

Last Modified

August 5, 2026

Advisory Details (8)

Auto-updated Jun 11, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

fbdev: udlfb: add vm_ops to dlfb_ops_mmap to prevent use-after-free - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e3d9865dacd7435b8465848428210d0f0c673311
generic

fbdev: udlfb: add vm_ops to dlfb_ops_mmap to prevent use-after-free - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/da9b065cedfd3b574f229d5be594e6aa47a27ae6
generic

fbdev: udlfb: add vm_ops to dlfb_ops_mmap to prevent use-after-free - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a2c53a3822ee26e8d758071815b9ed3bf6669fc1
generic

fbdev: udlfb: add vm_ops to dlfb_ops_mmap to prevent use-after-free - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8de779dc40d35d39fa07387b6f921eb11df0f511
generic

fbdev: udlfb: add vm_ops to dlfb_ops_mmap to prevent use-after-free - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/60f711cfd580f86fea8284146ac133804e728f9a
generic

fbdev: udlfb: add vm_ops to dlfb_ops_mmap to prevent use-after-free - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5931f5651ee32bd41b3323256b31fcc8e71336ed
generic

fbdev: udlfb: add vm_ops to dlfb_ops_mmap to prevent use-after-free - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4f312c30f0368e8d2a76aa650dff73f23490b5e7
generic

fbdev: udlfb: add vm_ops to dlfb_ops_mmap to prevent use-after-free - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/18dd358de72d57993422cbb5dfb29ccd74efe192

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-43497(2)

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

Patch Availability(31)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
ubuntulinux-tools-oracle-edge (6.8.0-1058.61~22.04.1) @ jammy2026-08-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-xilinx-zynqmp-tools-5.15.0-1075 (5.15.0-1075.79) @ jammy2026-08-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-lts-24.04 (6.8.0-1063.71) @ noble2026-08-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-intel-iotg-5.15 (5.15.0.1107.106) @ jammy2026-08-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-fde-lts-24.04 (6.8.0-1062.69) @ noble2026-08-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-fips-6.8 (6.8.0-1063.71+fips2) @ noble2026-08-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-fde-6.8 (6.8.0-1062.69~22.04.1) @ jammy2026-08-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-fde-lts-22.04 (5.15.0.1117.126) @ jammy2026-08-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-xilinx-zynqmp (6.8.0.1033.34) @ noble2026-08-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-fips-5.15 (5.15.0.1117.102) @ jammy2026-08-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-intel-iot-realtime-5.15 (5.15.0.1104.108) @ jammy2026-08-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-gcp-fips-6.8 (6.8.0-1064.72+fips1) @ noble2026-08-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-nvidia-tegra-rt-5.15 (5.15.0.1064.66~20.04.1) @ focal2026-08-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-oracle-7.0 (7.0.0-1008.8) @ resolute2026-08-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-oracle-lts-24.04 (6.8.0-1058.61) @ noble2026-08-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-fde-7.0 (7.0.0-1009.9) @ resolute2026-08-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-aws-lts-24.04 (6.8.0-1061.64+1) @ noble2026-08-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-virtual-hwe-24.04-edge (7.0.0-28.28~24.04.1) @ noble2026-08-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-nvidia-lowlatency-64k-6.8 (6.8.0-1059.62.1) @ noble2026-08-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-oracle-edge (5.15.0.1109.115~20.04.1) @ focal2026-08-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-virtual-hwe-26.04-edge (7.0.0-28.28) @ resolute2026-08-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-aws-edge (5.15.0.1112.119~20.04.1) @ focal2026-08-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-virtual-6.8 (6.8.0-136.136) @ noble2026-08-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-nvidia-hwe-24.04-edge (7.0.0-1016.16) @ resolute2026-08-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-nvidia-hwe-26.04 (7.0.0-2016.16) @ resolute2026-08-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-nvidia-tegra-rt-5.15 (5.15.0.1064.64) @ jammy2026-08-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-gcp-edge (5.15.0.1112.122~20.04.1) @ focal2026-08-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-oem-7.0 (7.0.0-1009.9) @ resolute2026-08-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-raspi-realtime-6.8 (6.8.0-2050.52) @ noble2026-08-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-oracle-lts-22.04 (5.15.0.1109.105) @ jammy2026-08-23ubuntu
linuxKernel @ 5.10.258osv

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.

Affected Packages

(5 across 4 ecosystems)
Debian:11(2)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
linux5.10.103-1 ... 5.10.92-2 (54 versions)5.10.259-1
linux-6.16.1.106-3~deb11u1 ... 6.1.174-1~deb11u1 (20 versions)6.1.176-1~deb11u1
Debian:12(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
linux6.1.106-1 ... 6.1.99-1 (53 versions)6.1.176-1
Debian:13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
linux6.12.38-1 ... 6.12.88-1~bpo12+1 (21 versions)6.12.88-1
Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
linux6.12.100-1 ... 7.0.7-1~bpo13+1 (133 versions)7.0.7-1

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Additional Vendor Advisories

(24)

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 5× in last 7d / 81× 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 252 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-09-04 05:06 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-09-02 14:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-09-01 13:54 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-08-30 19:17 UTCEPSS rescore
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  10. 2026-08-23 16:50 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-08-23 16:50 UTCVendor advisory
  12. 2026-08-23 16:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-08-23 00:19 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-08-21 23:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-08-21 21:47 UTCEG score recompute
  16. 2026-08-21 21:47 UTCVendor advisory
  17. 2026-08-21 21:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-08-20 22:55 UTCEPSS rescore
  19. 2026-08-20 18:50 UTCEG score recompute
  20. 2026-08-20 18:50 UTCVendor advisory
  21. 2026-08-20 18:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-08-19 17:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-08-18 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore
  24. 2026-08-17 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  25. 2026-08-17 09:49 UTCVendor advisory
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  1. 2026-08-17 09:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  3. 2026-08-16 16:51 UTCVendor advisory
  4. 2026-08-16 16:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-08-16 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-08-16 03:25 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-08-16 03:25 UTCVendor advisory
  8. 2026-08-16 03:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-08-16 02:14 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-08-15 03:14 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-08-15 03:14 UTCVendor advisory
  12. 2026-08-15 03:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  17. 2026-08-14 01:58 UTCVendor advisory
  18. 2026-08-14 01:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-08-13 22:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  20. 2026-08-13 03:16 UTCVendor advisory
  21. 2026-08-13 03:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-08-12 14:48 UTCEG score recompute
  23. 2026-08-12 14:48 UTCVendor advisory
  24. 2026-08-12 14:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-08-12 13:51 UTCEPSS rescore
  26. 2026-08-12 02:18 UTCVendor advisory
  27. 2026-08-12 02:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  28. 2026-08-11 13:49 UTCEG score recompute
  29. 2026-08-11 13:49 UTCVendor advisory
  30. 2026-08-11 13:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  31. 2026-08-11 13:43 UTCEPSS rescore
  32. 2026-08-11 00:32 UTCEG score recompute
  33. 2026-08-11 00:32 UTCVendor advisory
  34. 2026-08-11 00:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  35. 2026-08-11 00:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  36. 2026-08-10 02:25 UTCVendor advisory
  37. 2026-08-10 02:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  38. 2026-08-09 13:56 UTCEG score recompute
  39. 2026-08-09 13:56 UTCVendor advisory
  40. 2026-08-09 13:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  41. 2026-08-09 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  42. 2026-08-09 01:28 UTCEG score recompute
  43. 2026-08-09 01:28 UTCVendor advisory
  44. 2026-08-09 01:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  45. 2026-08-08 16:37 UTCEPSS rescore
  46. 2026-08-08 04:34 UTCEG score recompute
  47. 2026-08-08 04:34 UTCVendor advisory
  48. 2026-08-08 04:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  49. 2026-08-07 16:06 UTCVendor advisory
  50. 2026-08-07 16:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  51. 2026-08-07 03:36 UTCVendor advisory
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  53. 2026-08-06 14:59 UTCEG score recompute
  54. 2026-08-06 14:59 UTCVendor advisory
  55. 2026-08-06 14:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  56. 2026-08-06 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  57. 2026-08-06 02:13 UTCEG score recompute
  58. 2026-08-06 02:13 UTCVendor advisory
  59. 2026-08-06 02:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  60. 2026-08-05 19:17 UTCEPSS rescore
  61. 2026-08-05 13:44 UTCEG score recompute
  62. 2026-08-05 13:44 UTCVendor advisory
  63. 2026-08-05 13:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  64. 2026-08-04 15:10 UTCEPSS rescore
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  66. 2026-08-04 05:26 UTCVendor advisory
  67. 2026-08-04 05:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  68. 2026-08-03 16:52 UTCEG score recompute
  69. 2026-08-03 16:52 UTCVendor advisory
  70. 2026-08-03 16:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  71. 2026-08-03 10:36 UTCEPSS rescore
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  74. 2026-08-02 06:00 UTCEG score recompute
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-43497?
CVE-2026-43497 is a high vulnerability published on May 21, 2026. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fbdev: udlfb: add vmops to dlfbops_mmap to prevent use-after-free dlfbopsmmap() uses remappfnrange() to map vmalloc framebuffer pages to userspace but sets no vm_ops on the VMA. This means the kernel cannot track active mmaps. When…
When was CVE-2026-43497 disclosed?
CVE-2026-43497 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 21, 2026, with the most recent update on August 5, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-43497 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-43497 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 98.4% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-43497?
CVE-2026-43497 has a CVSS v4.0 base score of 7.3 (CNA self-assessment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-43497?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-43497, 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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