CVE-2026-43500

CRITICALNVD 7.89.0▲
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score elevated to 9.0 because EPSS predicts 93% probability of exploitation within the next 30 days (top 0.2% of all CVEs). NVD baseline CVSS 7.8 retained for reference. Confidence: see factors.

Triggered by: EPSS exploit prediction ≥85%
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Weaponized
9.0EG
EchelonGraph verdictPatch this weekExploitation is likely or a public exploit exists.
  • Public exploit code is available (Metasploit, public exploit)
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 2.3%CVSS: 7.8Exploit: Metasploit · public exploitExposed services: Not assessed

A fix is available — apply it.

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

rxrpc: Also unshare DATA/RESPONSE packets when paged frags are present

The DATA-packet handler in rxrpc_input_call_event() and the RESPONSE handler in rxrpc_verify_response() copy the skb to a linear one before calling into the security ops only when skb_cloned() is true. An skb that is not cloned but still carries externally-owned paged fragments (e.g. SKBFL_SHARED_FRAG set by splice() into a UDP socket via __ip_append_data, or a chained skb_has_frag_list()) falls through to the in-place decryption path, which binds the frag pages directly into the AEAD/skcipher SGL via skb_to_sgvec().

Extend the gate to also unshare when skb_has_frag_list() or skb_has_shared_frag() is true. This catches the splice-loopback vector and other externally-shared frag sources while preserving the zero-copy fast path for skbs whose frags are kernel-private (e.g. NIC page_pool RX, GRO). The OOM/trace handling already in place is reused.

CVSS v3
7.8
EG Score
9.0CRITICALhigh confidence
EG Risk
78
EG Risk 78/100

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
Severity90% × 45%
Exploitation93% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
EPSS PROB
2.3%
EPSS %ILE
82nd
KEV
Not listed

Published

May 11, 2026

Last Modified

September 1, 2026

Advisory Details (3)

Auto-updated May 11, 2026
Patch available.
generic

rxrpc: Also unshare DATA/RESPONSE packets when paged frags are present - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d45179f8795222ce858770dc619abe51f9d24411
generic

rxrpc: Also unshare DATA/RESPONSE packets when paged frags are present - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aa54b1d27fe0c2b78e664a34fd0fdf7cd1960d71
generic

rxrpc: Also unshare DATA/RESPONSE packets when paged frags are present - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3eae0f4f9f7206a4801efa5e0235c25bbd5a412c

Patch Availability(22)

Vendor / EcosystemFix (by version range) / PatchReleasedSource
ubuntulinux-xilinx-zynqmp (6.8.0.1032.33) @ noble2026-08-24ubuntu
ubuntulinux-xilinx-zynqmp-tools-5.15.0-1074 (5.15.0-1074.78) @ jammy2026-08-24ubuntu
ubuntulinux-virtual-hwe-24.04-edge (7.0.0-28.28~24.04.1) @ noble2026-08-24ubuntu
ubuntulinux-virtual-hwe-26.04-edge (7.0.0-22.22) @ resolute2026-08-24ubuntu
ubuntulinux-virtual-hwe-24.04-edge (6.17.0-35.35) @ questing2026-08-24ubuntu
ubuntulinux-virtual-hwe-22.04-edge (6.8.0-124.124~22.04.1) @ jammy2026-08-24ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-lowlatency-hwe-20.04-edge (6.8.0-134.134.1) @ noble2026-08-24ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-gcp-64k-6.17 (6.17.0-1018.19) @ questing2026-08-24ubuntu
ubuntulinux-virtual-hwe-20.04-edge (5.15.0.181.164) @ jammy2026-08-24ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-raspi2-hwe-18.04-edge (5.4.0.1143.174) @ focal2026-08-24ubuntu
ubuntulinux-virtual-hwe-18.04-edge (5.4.0.231.251~18.04.1) @ bionic2026-08-24ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-oracle-edge (5.4.0.1158.168~18.04.1) @ bionic2026-08-24ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-oem-7.0 (7.0.0-1008.8) @ resolute2026-08-24ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-ibm-lts-20.04 (5.4.0.1107.136) @ focal2026-08-24ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-fips-6.8 (6.8.0-1059.65+fips1) @ noble2026-08-24ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-fips-5.15 (5.15.0.1114.99) @ jammy2026-08-24ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-edge (6.8.0-1059.65~22.04.1) @ jammy2026-08-24ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-lowlatency-hwe-20.04-edge (5.15.0.181.152) @ jammy2026-08-24ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-lts-22.04 (5.15.0.1114.112) @ jammy2026-08-24ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-7.0 (7.0.0-1007.7) @ resolute2026-08-24ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-oracle-edge (5.15.0.1106.112~20.04.1) @ focal2026-08-24ubuntu
linuxKernel @ 6.6.140 (fixes >=5.3.0)—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.

Affected Packages

(5 across 4 ecosystems)
Debian:11(2)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
linux5.10.103-1 ... 5.10.92-2 (51 versions)
  • every version up to 5.10.251-4: fixed in 5.10.251-4
—
linux-6.16.1.106-3~deb11u1 ... 6.1.170-1~deb11u1 (17 versions)
  • every version up to 6.1.170-3~deb11u1: fixed in 6.1.170-3~deb11u1
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Debian:12(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
linux6.1.106-1 ... 6.1.99-1 (50 versions)
  • every version up to 6.1.170-3: fixed in 6.1.170-3
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Debian:13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
linux6.12.38-1 ... 6.12.86-1~bpo12+1 (19 versions)
  • every version up to 6.12.86-1: fixed in 6.12.86-1
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Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
linux6.12.100-1 ... 7.0.4-1~bpo13+1 (135 versions)
  • every version up to 7.0.4-1: fixed in 7.0.4-1
—

Weakness Classification(2)

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

All Vendor Advisories

(21)

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 4× in last 7d / 11× 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 260 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-10-04 23:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-10-03 14:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-10-01 19:50 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-09-30 15:03 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-09-27 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-09-26 15:58 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-09-20 09:03 UTCOSV refresh
  8. 2026-09-18 19:28 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-09-16 05:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-09-10 09:34 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-09-06 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-09-02 14:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-09-01 12:21 UTCEG score recompute
  14. 2026-09-01 12:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-08-30 19:17 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-08-28 21:41 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-08-27 14:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-08-24 13:31 UTCVendor advisory
  19. 2026-08-24 13:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-08-24 12:26 UTCEG score recompute
  21. 2026-08-24 12:26 UTCVendor advisory
  22. 2026-08-24 12:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-08-23 18:43 UTCEG score recompute
  24. 2026-08-23 18:43 UTCVendor advisory
  25. 2026-08-23 18:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-08-23 00:19 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-08-18 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-08-17 11:16 UTCVendor advisory
  4. 2026-08-17 11:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-08-16 08:48 UTCVendor advisory
  6. 2026-08-16 08:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-08-16 04:28 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-08-16 04:28 UTCVendor advisory
  9. 2026-08-16 04:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-08-15 01:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-08-15 00:16 UTCVendor advisory
  12. 2026-08-15 00:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-08-14 20:01 UTCVendor advisory
  14. 2026-08-14 20:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-08-14 15:46 UTCVendor advisory
  16. 2026-08-14 15:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-08-14 11:31 UTCVendor advisory
  18. 2026-08-14 11:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-08-14 07:17 UTCVendor advisory
  20. 2026-08-14 07:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-08-14 03:02 UTCVendor advisory
  22. 2026-08-14 03:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-08-13 10:48 UTCVendor advisory
  24. 2026-08-13 10:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-08-13 05:58 UTCVendor advisory
  26. 2026-08-13 05:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  27. 2026-08-13 01:02 UTCVendor advisory
  28. 2026-08-13 01:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
  29. 2026-08-12 20:47 UTCVendor advisory
  30. 2026-08-12 20:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  31. 2026-08-12 16:32 UTCVendor advisory
  32. 2026-08-12 16:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  33. 2026-08-12 00:29 UTCVendor advisory
  34. 2026-08-12 00:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  35. 2026-08-11 20:08 UTCVendor advisory
  36. 2026-08-11 20:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  37. 2026-08-11 15:48 UTCVendor advisory
  38. 2026-08-11 15:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  39. 2026-08-11 10:01 UTCVendor advisory
  40. 2026-08-11 10:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  41. 2026-08-11 05:27 UTCVendor advisory
  42. 2026-08-11 05:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  43. 2026-08-11 01:12 UTCEG score recompute
  44. 2026-08-11 01:12 UTCVendor advisory
  45. 2026-08-11 01:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  46. 2026-08-11 00:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  47. 2026-08-10 12:42 UTCVendor advisory
  48. 2026-08-10 12:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  49. 2026-08-10 08:07 UTCVendor advisory
  50. 2026-08-10 08:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  51. 2026-08-10 03:50 UTCVendor advisory
  52. 2026-08-10 03:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  53. 2026-08-09 23:35 UTCVendor advisory
  54. 2026-08-09 23:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  55. 2026-08-09 19:20 UTCVendor advisory
  56. 2026-08-09 19:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  57. 2026-08-09 15:06 UTCEG score recompute
  58. 2026-08-09 15:06 UTCVendor advisory
  59. 2026-08-09 15:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  60. 2026-08-09 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  61. 2026-08-09 10:51 UTCVendor advisory
  62. 2026-08-09 10:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  63. 2026-08-09 06:32 UTCVendor advisory
  64. 2026-08-09 06:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  65. 2026-08-09 02:17 UTCVendor advisory
  66. 2026-08-09 02:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  67. 2026-08-08 09:41 UTCVendor advisory
  68. 2026-08-08 09:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  69. 2026-08-08 05:26 UTCVendor advisory
  70. 2026-08-08 05:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  71. 2026-08-08 01:11 UTCVendor advisory
  72. 2026-08-08 01:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  73. 2026-08-07 20:56 UTCVendor advisory
  74. 2026-08-07 20:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  75. 2026-08-07 16:41 UTCVendor advisory

Publicly available exploits

(3 references)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Metasploit module) (2 Exploit-DB entries). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • Metasploitexploit/linux/local/cve_2026_43500_dirty_frag✓ verified
    First seen May 8, 2026

    rxkad Page-Cache Write via CVE-2026-43500

    Open source ↗
  • Exploit-DBEDB-52591
    First seen May 29, 2026

    Linux Kernel - Local Privilege Escalation

    Open source ↗
  • Exploit-DBEDB-52585
    First seen May 27, 2026

    Linux Kernel - Local Privilege Escalation

    Open source ↗

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-43500?
CVE-2026-43500 is a critical vulnerability published on May 11, 2026. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: rxrpc: Also unshare DATA/RESPONSE packets when paged frags are present The DATA-packet handler in rxrpcinputcall_event() and the RESPONSE handler in rxrpcverifyresponse() copy the skb to a linear one before calling into the…
When was CVE-2026-43500 disclosed?
CVE-2026-43500 was first published on May 11, 2026, with the most recent update on September 1, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-43500 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-43500 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. EchelonGraph's EG-KEV model classifies it as weaponized: a functional public exploit exists. FIRST EPSS estimates a 2.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days (82nd percentile of EPSS-scored CVEs).
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-43500?
CVE-2026-43500 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (NVD). EchelonGraph synthesises NVD + CISA KEV + FIRST EPSS + GHSA into a combined EG score of 9.0 (CRITICAL).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-43500?
A fix for CVE-2026-43500 is available: update to the fixed version the vendor names in its advisory. The vendor advisories EchelonGraph has for CVE-2026-43500 are linked in the Vendor Advisories panel on this page.

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