PT-2026-37516 · Linux · Linux Kernel

Published 2026-05-06 · Updated 2026-05-26 · CVE-2026-43176

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.8

High

Base vector

AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)

Description A flaw exists in the rtw89 Wi-Fi driver for the RTL8922DE chip. The system fails to properly validate the content of the TX release report, which can lead to a kernel crash if a malformed SKB (Socket Buffer) release report is processed.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-2026-43176

Affected Products

Linux Kernel

References · 13

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/ROOT-OS-UBUNTU-2204-CVE-2026-43176 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-43176 · Security Note
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-43176 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2026-43176 · Vendor Advisory
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3e8a88b5e8b3506d9c5e031a65ba65ce9a0683a3 · Patch
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5f93d611b33a05bd03d6843c8efe8cb6a1992620 · Patch
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-43176 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43176 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-43176 · Vendor Advisory
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ebeaa3b24ba568ff8505165f954dba15cc53e4b3 · Patch
• https://git.kernel.org/linus/5f93d611b33a05bd03d6843c8efe8cb6a1992620 · Note
• https://t.me/cveNotify/163279 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/windowsforum/status/2052313246305014015 · Twitter Post