CVE-2026-43438

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Nov 11, 2026

Description

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

sched_ext: Remove redundant css_put() in scx_cgroup_init()

The iterator css_for_each_descendant_pre() walks the cgroup hierarchy under cgroup_lock(). It does not increment the reference counts on yielded css structs.

According to the cgroup documentation, css_put() should only be used to release a reference obtained via css_get() or css_tryget_online(). Since the iterator does not use either of these to acquire a reference, calling css_put() in the error path of scx_cgroup_init() causes a refcount underflow.

Remove the unbalanced css_put() to prevent a potential Use-After-Free (UAF) vulnerability.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

Affected software

VendorProductVersions
LinuxLinux>= 8195136669661fdfe54e9a8923c33b31c92fc1da, < cc095cd305fddbe25a968e4a78436ff9476cf0f6; >= 8195136669661fdfe54e9a8923c33b31c92fc1da, < 6eaaa67d6998f6c30c462b140db8c062e07ec473; >= 8195136669661fdfe54e9a8923c33b31c92fc1da, < bf50f3285eda8a0173625fcdb5f183f96e1008cd; >= 8195136669661fdfe54e9a8923c33b31c92fc1da, < 1336b579f6079fb8520be03624fcd9ba443c930b
LinuxLinux6.12

References

Timeline

Published
May 8, 2026
Last modified
Nov 11, 2026
NVD status
Analyzed

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CVE-2026-43438: High severity, CVSS 7.8 | Vulnix