HOMEVULNERABILITIESCVE-2026-43469
HIGH

CVE-2026-43469

Published: May 8, 2026· Updated: May 12, 2026

7.5
CVSS v3.1
EPSS:0.05%probability of exploitation in 30 daysPercentile:16.5th

Official Description

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

xprtrdma: Decrement re_receiving on the early exit paths

In the event that rpcrdma_post_recvs() fails to create a work request

(due to memory allocation failure, say) or otherwise exits early, we

should decrement ep->re_receiving before returning. Otherwise we will

hang in rpcrdma_xprt_drain() as re_receiving will never reach zero and

the completion will never be triggered.

On a system with high memory pressure, this can appear as the following

hung task:

INFO: task kworker/u385:17:8393 blocked for more than 122 seconds.

Tainted: G S E 6.19.0 #3

"echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message.

task:kworker/u385:17 state:D stack:0 pid:8393 tgid:8393 ppid:2 task_flags:0x4248060 flags:0x00080000

Workqueue: xprtiod xprt_autoclose [sunrpc]

Call Trace:

<TASK>

__schedule+0x48b/0x18b0

? ib_post_send_mad+0x247/0xae0 [ib_core]

schedule+0x27/0xf0

schedule_timeout+0x104/0x110

__wait_for_common+0x98/0x180

? __pfx_schedule_timeout+0x10/0x10

wait_for_completion+0x24/0x40

rpcrdma_xprt_disconnect+0x444/0x460 [rpcrdma]

xprt_rdma_close+0x12/0x40 [rpcrdma]

xprt_autoclose+0x5f/0x120 [sunrpc]

process_one_work+0x191/0x3e0

worker_thread+0x2e3/0x420

? __pfx_worker_thread+0x10/0x10

kthread+0x10d/0x230

? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10

ret_from_fork+0x273/0x2b0

? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10

ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2026-43469 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.

The vulnerability requires no privileges and no user interaction, making it a prime target for automated exploitation campaigns and worm-like propagation.

A successful exploit results in availability disruption (denial of service), with a CVSS base score of 7.5.

CVSS v3.1 Vector Breakdown

Exploitability
Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges Req.None
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
Impact
ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityHigh
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Vendors & Products

Mentioned vendors (from description):
Linux
CPE data not yet available in NVD for this CVE.

Exploit & PoC Resources

NO KNOWN EXPLOITNo public exploit confirmed at this time
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All References (7)

Quick Facts

CVE IDCVE-2026-43469
CVSS Score7.5 / 10
SeverityHIGH
CISA KEVNo
EPSS (30d)0.05%
PublishedMay 8, 2026

Recommended Actions

  • Apply vendor patches immediately
  • Monitor CVE-2026-43469 in threat intel feeds
  • Review IDS/IPS signatures for exploitation attempts
Data sourced from NVD (NIST), CISA KEV, and EPSS (FIRST). Analysis generated by CTIWATCH.COM. CVE data is provided under the NVD usage policy.
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