🛡️ CVE-2026-43482 on Ubuntu — linux

⚪ Unknown ✅ No Known Exploit OSV
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Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: sched_ext: Disable preemption between scx_claim_exit() and kicking helper work scx_claim_exit() atomically sets exit_kind, which prevents scx_error() from triggering further error handling. After claiming exit, the caller must kick the helper kthread work which initiates bypass mode and teardown. If the calling task gets preempted between claiming exit and kicking the helper work, and the BPF scheduler fails to schedule it back (since error handling is now disabled), the helper work is never queued, bypass mode never activates, tasks stop being dispatched, and the system wedges. Disable preemption across scx_claim_exit() and the subsequent work kicking in all callers - scx_disable() and scx_vexit(). Add lockdep_assert_preemption_disabled() to scx_claim_exit() to enforce the requirement.

Distribution advisory

This page covers CVE-2026-43482 as tracked by Ubuntu, for the package linux. No fixed version has been recorded for this distribution yet.

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached with local access to the system, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs low-level privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality none, integrity none, availability high.

Affected software

UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43482 is recorded against 108 packages.

  • linux
  • linux-allwinner-5.19
  • linux-aws
  • linux-aws-5.0
  • linux-aws-5.11
  • linux-aws-5.13
  • linux-aws-5.19
  • linux-aws-5.3
  • linux-aws-5.8
  • linux-aws-6.14
  • linux-aws-6.17
  • linux-aws-6.2
  • linux-aws-6.5
  • linux-azure
  • linux-azure-5.11
  • linux-azure-5.13
  • linux-azure-5.19
  • linux-azure-5.3
  • linux-azure-5.8
  • linux-azure-6.11
  • linux-azure-6.14
  • linux-azure-6.17
  • linux-azure-6.2
  • linux-azure-6.5
Show the remaining 84 packages
  • linux-azure-edge
  • linux-azure-fde
  • linux-azure-fde-5.19
  • linux-azure-fde-6.14
  • linux-azure-fde-6.2
  • linux-azure-nvidia-6.14
  • linux-bluefield
  • linux-gcp
  • linux-gcp-5.11
  • linux-gcp-5.13
  • linux-gcp-5.19
  • linux-gcp-5.3
  • linux-gcp-5.8
  • linux-gcp-6.11
  • linux-gcp-6.14
  • linux-gcp-6.17
  • linux-gcp-6.2
  • linux-gcp-6.5
  • linux-gke
  • linux-gke-4.15
  • linux-gke-5.15
  • linux-gke-5.4
  • linux-gkeop
  • linux-gkeop-5.15
  • linux-gkeop-5.4
  • linux-hwe
  • linux-hwe-5.11
  • linux-hwe-5.13
  • linux-hwe-5.19
  • linux-hwe-5.8
  • linux-hwe-6.11
  • linux-hwe-6.14
  • linux-hwe-6.17
  • linux-hwe-6.2
  • linux-hwe-6.5
  • linux-hwe-edge
  • linux-intel-5.13
  • linux-intel-iot-realtime
  • linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19
  • linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11
  • linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2
  • linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5
  • linux-nvidia-6.11
  • linux-nvidia-6.17
  • linux-nvidia-6.2
  • linux-nvidia-6.5
  • linux-oem
  • linux-oem-5.10
  • linux-oem-5.13
  • linux-oem-5.14
  • linux-oem-5.17
  • linux-oem-5.6
  • linux-oem-6.0
  • linux-oem-6.1
  • linux-oem-6.11
  • linux-oem-6.14
  • linux-oem-6.17
  • linux-oem-6.5
  • linux-oem-6.8
  • linux-oracle
  • linux-oracle-5.0
  • linux-oracle-5.11
  • linux-oracle-5.13
  • linux-oracle-5.3
  • linux-oracle-5.8
  • linux-oracle-6.14
  • linux-oracle-6.17
  • linux-oracle-6.5
  • linux-raspi
  • linux-raspi-realtime
  • linux-raspi2
  • linux-realtime
  • linux-realtime-6.14
  • linux-realtime-6.17
  • linux-riscv
  • linux-riscv-5.11
  • linux-riscv-5.19
  • linux-riscv-5.8
  • linux-riscv-6.14
  • linux-riscv-6.17
  • linux-riscv-6.5
  • linux-starfive-5.19
  • linux-starfive-6.2
  • linux-starfive-6.5

Timeline and source

Published on 13 May 2026 and last revised on 17 August 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.

References

ubuntu.com (Report)
www.cve.org (Report)
git.kernel.org (Report)

CVE-2026-43482 on other distributions

Each distribution ships its own build and its own fixed version. Pick the one you run:

Details

Severity Unknown
CVSS Score N/A
CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE N/A
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source OSV
Published 2026-05-13
Updated 2026-08-20
Modified 2026-08-17
Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
linux
linux-allwinner-5.19
linux-aws
linux-aws-5.0
linux-aws-5.11
linux-aws-5.13
linux-aws-5.19
linux-aws-5.3
linux-aws-5.8
linux-aws-6.14
linux-aws-6.17
linux-aws-6.2
linux-aws-6.5
linux-azure
linux-azure-5.11
linux-azure-5.13
linux-azure-5.19
linux-azure-5.3
linux-azure-5.8
linux-azure-6.11
linux-azure-6.14
linux-azure-6.17
linux-azure-6.2
linux-azure-6.5
linux-azure-edge
linux-azure-fde
linux-azure-fde-5.19
linux-azure-fde-6.14
linux-azure-fde-6.2
linux-azure-nvidia-6.14
linux-bluefield
linux-gcp
linux-gcp-5.11
linux-gcp-5.13
linux-gcp-5.19
linux-gcp-5.3
linux-gcp-5.8
linux-gcp-6.11
linux-gcp-6.14
linux-gcp-6.17
linux-gcp-6.2
linux-gcp-6.5
linux-gke
linux-gke-4.15
linux-gke-5.15
linux-gke-5.4
linux-gkeop
linux-gkeop-5.15
linux-gkeop-5.4
linux-hwe
linux-hwe-5.11
linux-hwe-5.13
linux-hwe-5.19
linux-hwe-5.8
linux-hwe-6.11
linux-hwe-6.14
linux-hwe-6.17
linux-hwe-6.2
linux-hwe-6.5
linux-hwe-edge
linux-intel-5.13
linux-intel-iot-realtime
linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19
linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11
linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2
linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5
linux-nvidia-6.11
linux-nvidia-6.17
linux-nvidia-6.2
linux-nvidia-6.5
linux-oem
linux-oem-5.10
linux-oem-5.13
linux-oem-5.14
linux-oem-5.17
linux-oem-5.6
linux-oem-6.0
linux-oem-6.1
linux-oem-6.11
linux-oem-6.14
linux-oem-6.17
linux-oem-6.5
linux-oem-6.8
linux-oracle
linux-oracle-5.0
linux-oracle-5.11
linux-oracle-5.13
linux-oracle-5.3
linux-oracle-5.8
linux-oracle-6.14
linux-oracle-6.17
linux-oracle-6.5
linux-raspi
linux-raspi-realtime
linux-raspi2
linux-realtime
linux-realtime-6.14
linux-realtime-6.17
linux-riscv
linux-riscv-5.11
linux-riscv-5.19
linux-riscv-5.8
linux-riscv-6.14
linux-riscv-6.17
linux-riscv-6.5
linux-starfive-5.19
linux-starfive-6.2
linux-starfive-6.5

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