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CVE-2026-43061 medium CVSS 5.5

Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2026-43061)

Summary

Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2026-43061). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. Exploitable via dmaengine_terminate_async.

Original description

The description as published by the source.

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

serial: 8250: Fix TX deadlock when using DMA

dmaengine_terminate_async does not guarantee that the
__dma_tx_complete callback will run. The callback is currently the
only place where dma->tx_running gets cleared. If the transaction is
canceled and the callback never runs, then dma->tx_running will never
get cleared and we will never schedule new TX DMA transactions again.

This change makes it so we clear dma->tx_running after we terminate
the DMA transaction. This is "safe" because serial8250_tx_dma_flush
is holding the UART port lock. The first thing the callback does is also
grab the UART port lock, so access to dma->tx_running is serialized.

Source: GitHub Security Advisories (Global) NVD GitHub Advisory

Auto-generated summary

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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-43061 has been found in Linux kernel.
Attackers can target a specific entry point like dmaengine_terminate_async over the network to misuse the product.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. CVSS score: 5.5/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Linux kernel CVE-2026-43061" on the vendor's site.

CVE-2026-43061 (Linux kernel) — CWE-667 / CVSS v3 5.5
Attack vector: local / no user interaction
Attack surface: dmaengine_terminate_async / __dma_tx_complete / serial8250_tx_dma_flush
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.

❓ What is the problem

A vulnerability (CWE-667) exists in Linux kernel. Attackers reach the vulnerable code path via dmaengine_terminate_async.

📍 Affected scope

Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Linux kernel. Attack surface: dmaengine_terminate_async / __dma_tx_complete / serial8250_tx_dma_flush.

🔥 Severity

Severity: Medium (CVSS 5.5/10). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.

🔧 How to fix

Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.

🛡️ Workaround

Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.

🔍 Detection

Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.

Response actions

Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order

  1. 1
    Identify exposure identify 
    Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.

    資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで Linux kernel を使っているサービスとバージョンを洗い出す。

  2. 2
    Post-deployment verification verify 
    Confirm patched version is live in production

    パッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。

Affected packages

Linux Kernel
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Fix status by distribution

Fixed packages published by each distribution for this CVE

References

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