5.5

CVE-2026-43308: linux

CVSS: 5.5v3.1MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43308DEBIAN-CVE-2026-43308CGA-24cv-9m36-xc46
Published 08-05-2026Last modified 21-10-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-43308 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability in linux. EPSS estimates a 0.16% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 4.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
22/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.16%
0%100%
Low · +0.05 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 13 · Related 14

Timeline

  1. 08-05-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 21-10-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: btrfs: don't BUG() on unexpected delayed ref type in run_one_delayed_ref() There is no need to BUG(), we can just return an error and log an error message.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.16%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

5%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.05 pp

From 0.11% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
0.16%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Ubuntu150 products
  • linuxAll versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-awsAll versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Chainguard49 products
  • hyperv-daemons-6.18All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-6.12All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-6.18All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-6.18-boot-installedAll versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-6.18-bootcAll versions (No fix recorded)
Debian1 product
  • linuxAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 6.19.6-1

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References

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