CVE-2026-43467

MEDIUMCVSS 5.5/10EPSS 0.11%

Last modified

CVE-2026-43467 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.5/10 on the CVSS scale. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/mlx5: Fix crash when moving to switchdev mode When moving to switchdev mode when the device doesn't support IPsec, we try to clean up the IPsec resources anyway which causes the crash below, fix that by correctly checking for IPsec support before trying to clean up its resources. [27642.515799] WARNING: arch/x86/mm/fault.c:1276 at do_user_addr_fault+0x18a/0x680, CPU#4: devlink/6490 [27642.517159] Modules linked in: xt_conntrack xt_MASQUERADE ip6table_nat ip6table_filter ip6_tables iptable_nat nf_nat xt_addrtype rpcsec_gss_krb5 auth_rpcgss oid_registry overlay mlx5_fwctl nfnetlink zram zsmalloc mlx5_ib fuse rpcrdma rdma_ucm ib_uverbs ib_iser libiscsi scsi_transport_iscsi ib_umad rdma_cm ib_ipoib iw_cm ib_cm mlx5_core ib_core [27642.521358] CPU: 4 UID: 0 PID: 6490 Comm: devlink Not tainted 6.19.0-rc5_for_upstream_min_debug_2026_01_14_16_47 #1 NONE [27642.522923] Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS rel-1.16.3-0-ga6ed6b701f0a-prebuilt.qemu.org 04/01/2014 [27642.524528] RIP: 0010:do_user_addr_fault+0x18a/0x680 [27642.525362] Code: ff 0f 84 75 03 00 00 48 89 ee 4c 89 e7 e8 5e b9 22 00 49 89 c0 48 85 c0 0f 84 a8 02 00 00 f7 c3 60 80 00 00 74 22 31 c9 eb ae <0f> 0b 48 83 c4 10 48 89 ea 48 89 de 4c 89 f7 5b 5d 41 5c 41 5d 41 [27642.528166] RSP: 0018:ffff88810770f6b8 EFLAGS: 00010046 [27642.529038] RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: 0000000000000002 RCX: ffff88810b980f00 [27642.530158] RDX: 00000000000000a0 RSI: 0000000000000002 RDI: ffff88810770f728 [27642.531270] RBP: 00000000000000a0 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000 [27642.532383] R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000000 R12: ffff888103f3c4c0 [27642.533499] R13: 0000000000000000 R14: ffff88810770f728 R15: 0000000000000000 [27642.534614] FS: 00007f197c741740(0000) GS:ffff88856a94c000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 [27642.535915] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 [27642.536858] CR2: 00000000000000a0 CR3: 000000011334c003 CR4: 0000000000172eb0 [27642.537982] Call Trace: [27642.538466] <TASK> [27642.538907] exc_page_fault+0x76/0x140 [27642.539583] asm_exc_page_fault+0x22/0x30 [27642.540282] RIP: 0010:_raw_spin_lock_irqsave+0x10/0x30 [27642.541134] Code: 07 85 c0 75 11 ba ff 00 00 00 f0 0f b1 17 75 06 b8 01 00 00 00 c3 31 c0 c3 90 0f 1f 44 00 00 53 9c 5b fa 31 c0 ba 01 00 00 00 <f0> 0f b1 17 75 05 48 89 d8 5b c3 89 c6 e8 7e 02 00 00 48 89 d8 5b [27642.543936] RSP: 0018:ffff88810770f7d8 EFLAGS: 00010046 [27642.544803] RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: 0000000000000202 RCX: ffff888113ad96d8 [27642.545916] RDX: 0000000000000001 RSI: ffff88810770f818 RDI: 00000000000000a0 [27642.547027] RBP: 0000000000000098 R08: 0000000000000400 R09: ffff88810b980f00 [27642.548140] R10: 0000000000000001 R11: ffff888101845a80 R12: 00000000000000a8 [27642.549263] R13: ffffffffa02a9060 R14: 00000000000000a0 R15: ffff8881130d8a40 [27642.550379] complete_all+0x20/0x90 [27642.551010] mlx5e_ipsec_disable_events+0xb6/0xf0 [mlx5_core] [27642.552022] mlx5e_nic_disable+0x12d/0x220 [mlx5_core] [27642.552929] mlx5e_detach_netdev+0x66/0xf0 [mlx5_core] [27642.553822] mlx5e_netdev_change_profile+0x5b/0x120 [mlx5_core] [27642.554821] mlx5e_vport_rep_load+0x419/0x590 [mlx5_core] [27642.555757] ? xa_load+0x53/0x90 [27642.556361] __esw_offloads_load_rep+0x54/0x70 [mlx5_core] [27642.557328] mlx5_esw_offloads_rep_load+0x45/0xd0 [mlx5_core] [27642.558320] esw_offloads_enable+0xb4b/0xc90 [mlx5_core] [27642.559247] mlx5_eswitch_enable_locked+0x34e/0x4f0 [mlx5_core] [27642.560257] ? mlx5_rescan_drivers_locked+0x222/0x2d0 [mlx5_core] [27642.561284] mlx5_devlink_eswitch_mode_set+0x5ac/0x9c0 [mlx5_core] [27642.562334] ? devlink_rate_set_ops_supported+0x21/0x3a0 [27642.563220] devlink_nl_eswitch_set_doit+0x67/0xe0 [27642.564026] genl_family_rcv_msg_doit+0xe0/0x130 [27642.564816] genl_rcv_msg+0x183/0x290 [27642.565466] ? __devlink_nl_pre_doit.isra.0+0x160/0x160 [27642.566329] ? d ---truncated---. EPSS estimates a 0.11% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/mlx5: Fix crash when moving to switchdev mode When moving to switchdev mode when the device doesn't support IPsec, we try to clean up the IPsec resources anyway which causes the crash below, fix that by correctly checking for IPsec support before trying to clean up its resources. [27642.515799] WARNING: arch/x86/mm/fault.c:1276 at do_user_addr_fault+0x18a/0x680, CPU#4: devlink/6490 [27642.517159] Modules linked in: xt_conntrack xt_MASQUERADE ip6table_nat ip6table_filter ip6_tables iptable_nat nf_nat xt_addrtype rpcsec_gss_krb5 auth_rpcgss oid_registry overlay mlx5_fwctl nfnetlink zram zsmalloc mlx5_ib fuse rpcrdma rdma_ucm ib_uverbs ib_iser libiscsi scsi_transport_iscsi ib_umad rdma_cm ib_ipoib iw_cm ib_cm mlx5_core ib_core [27642.521358] CPU: 4 UID: 0 PID: 6490 Comm: devlink Not tainted 6.19.0-rc5_for_upstream_min_debug_2026_01_14_16_47 #1 NONE [27642.522923] Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS rel-1.16.3-0-ga6ed6b701f0a-prebuilt.qemu.org 04/01/2014 [27642.524528] RIP: 0010:do_user_addr_fault+0x18a/0x680 [27642.525362] Code: ff 0f 84 75 03 00 00 48 89 ee 4c 89 e7 e8 5e b9 22 00 49 89 c0 48 85 c0 0f 84 a8 02 00 00 f7 c3 60 80 00 00 74 22 31 c9 eb ae <0f> 0b 48 83 c4 10 48 89 ea 48 89 de 4c 89 f7 5b 5d 41 5c 41 5d 41 [27642.528166] RSP: 0018:ffff88810770f6b8 EFLAGS: 00010046 [27642.529038] RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: 0000000000000002 RCX: ffff88810b980f00 [27642.530158] RDX: 00000000000000a0 RSI: 0000000000000002 RDI: ffff88810770f728 [27642.531270] RBP: 00000000000000a0 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000 [27642.532383] R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000000 R12: ffff888103f3c4c0 [27642.533499] R13: 0000000000000000 R14: ffff88810770f728 R15: 0000000000000000 [27642.534614] FS: 00007f197c741740(0000) GS:ffff88856a94c000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 [27642.535915] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 [27642.536858] CR2: 00000000000000a0 CR3: 000000011334c003 CR4: 0000000000172eb0 [27642.537982] Call Trace: [27642.538466] <TASK> [27642.538907] exc_page_fault+0x76/0x140 [27642.539583] asm_exc_page_fault+0x22/0x30 [27642.540282] RIP: 0010:_raw_spin_lock_irqsave+0x10/0x30 [27642.541134] Code: 07 85 c0 75 11 ba ff 00 00 00 f0 0f b1 17 75 06 b8 01 00 00 00 c3 31 c0 c3 90 0f 1f 44 00 00 53 9c 5b fa 31 c0 ba 01 00 00 00 <f0> 0f b1 17 75 05 48 89 d8 5b c3 89 c6 e8 7e 02 00 00 48 89 d8 5b [27642.543936] RSP: 0018:ffff88810770f7d8 EFLAGS: 00010046 [27642.544803] RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: 0000000000000202 RCX: ffff888113ad96d8 [27642.545916] RDX: 0000000000000001 RSI: ffff88810770f818 RDI: 00000000000000a0 [27642.547027] RBP: 0000000000000098 R08: 0000000000000400 R09: ffff88810b980f00 [27642.548140] R10: 0000000000000001 R11: ffff888101845a80 R12: 00000000000000a8 [27642.549263] R13: ffffffffa02a9060 R14: 00000000000000a0 R15: ffff8881130d8a40 [27642.550379] complete_all+0x20/0x90 [27642.551010] mlx5e_ipsec_disable_events+0xb6/0xf0 [mlx5_core] [27642.552022] mlx5e_nic_disable+0x12d/0x220 [mlx5_core] [27642.552929] mlx5e_detach_netdev+0x66/0xf0 [mlx5_core] [27642.553822] mlx5e_netdev_change_profile+0x5b/0x120 [mlx5_core] [27642.554821] mlx5e_vport_rep_load+0x419/0x590 [mlx5_core] [27642.555757] ? xa_load+0x53/0x90 [27642.556361] __esw_offloads_load_rep+0x54/0x70 [mlx5_core] [27642.557328] mlx5_esw_offloads_rep_load+0x45/0xd0 [mlx5_core] [27642.558320] esw_offloads_enable+0xb4b/0xc90 [mlx5_core] [27642.559247] mlx5_eswitch_enable_locked+0x34e/0x4f0 [mlx5_core] [27642.560257] ? mlx5_rescan_drivers_locked+0x222/0x2d0 [mlx5_core] [27642.561284] mlx5_devlink_eswitch_mode_set+0x5ac/0x9c0 [mlx5_core] [27642.562334] ? devlink_rate_set_ops_supported+0x21/0x3a0 [27642.563220] devlink_nl_eswitch_set_doit+0x67/0xe0 [27642.564026] genl_family_rcv_msg_doit+0xe0/0x130 [27642.564816] genl_rcv_msg+0x183/0x290 [27642.565466] ? __devlink_nl_pre_doit.isra.0+0x160/0x160 [27642.566329] ? d ---truncated---

Metrics

CVSS 3.1
5.5/10

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

EPSS Probability
0.11%

1.7th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Affected Software

VendorProductVersionsUpdate
LinuxLinux Kernel>= 6.12.56, < 6.12.78
LinuxLinux Kernel>= 6.17.6, < 6.18
LinuxLinux Kernel>= 6.18.1, < 6.18.19
LinuxLinux Kernel>= 6.19, < 6.19.9
LinuxLinux Kernel6.18
LinuxLinux Kernel7.0Rc1

References

Timeline

Published
Last Modified
Status
Analyzed

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2026-43467?
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/mlx5: Fix crash when moving to switchdev mode When moving to switchdev mode when the device doesn't support IPsec, we try to clean up the IPsec resources anyway which causes the crash below, fix that by correctly checking for IPsec support before trying to clean up its resources. [27642.515799] WARNING: arch/x86/mm/fault.c:1276 at do_user_addr_fault+0x18a/0x680, CPU#4: devlink/6490 [27642.517159] Modules linked in: xt_conntrack xt_MASQUERADE ip6table_nat ip6table_filter ip6_tables iptable_nat nf_nat xt_addrtype rpcsec_gss_krb5 auth_rpcgss oid_registry overlay mlx5_fwctl nfnetlink zram zsmalloc mlx5_ib fuse rpcrdma rdma_ucm ib_uverbs ib_iser libiscsi scsi_transport_iscsi ib_umad rdma_cm ib_ipoib iw_cm ib_cm mlx5_core ib_core [27642.521358] CPU: 4 UID: 0 PID: 6490 Comm: devlink Not tainted 6.19.0-rc5_for_upstream_min_debug_2026_01_14_16_47 #1 NONE [27642.522923] Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS rel-1.16.3-0-ga6ed6b701f0a-prebuilt.qemu.org 04/01/2014 [27642.524528] RIP: 0010:do_user_addr_fault+0x18a/0x680 [27642.525362] Code: ff 0f 84 75 03 00 00 48 89 ee 4c 89 e7 e8 5e b9 22 00 49 89 c0 48 85 c0 0f 84 a8 02 00 00 f7 c3 60 80 00 00 74 22 31 c9 eb ae <0f> 0b 48 83 c4 10 48 89 ea 48 89 de 4c 89 f7 5b 5d 41 5c 41 5d 41 [27642.528166] RSP: 0018:ffff88810770f6b8 EFLAGS: 00010046 [27642.529038] RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: 0000000000000002 RCX: ffff88810b980f00 [27642.530158] RDX: 00000000000000a0 RSI: 0000000000000002 RDI: ffff88810770f728 [27642.531270] RBP: 00000000000000a0 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000 [27642.532383] R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000000 R12: ffff888103f3c4c0 [27642.533499] R13: 0000000000000000 R14: ffff88810770f728 R15: 0000000000000000 [27642.534614] FS: 00007f197c741740(0000) GS:ffff88856a94c000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 [27642.535915] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 [27642.536858] CR2: 00000000000000a0 CR3: 000000011334c003 CR4: 0000000000172eb0 [27642.537982] Call Trace: [27642.538466] <TASK> [27642.538907] exc_page_fault+0x76/0x140 [27642.539583] asm_exc_page_fault+0x22/0x30 [27642.540282] RIP: 0010:_raw_spin_lock_irqsave+0x10/0x30 [27642.541134] Code: 07 85 c0 75 11 ba ff 00 00 00 f0 0f b1 17 75 06 b8 01 00 00 00 c3 31 c0 c3 90 0f 1f 44 00 00 53 9c 5b fa 31 c0 ba 01 00 00 00 <f0> 0f b1 17 75 05 48 89 d8 5b c3 89 c6 e8 7e 02 00 00 48 89 d8 5b [27642.543936] RSP: 0018:ffff88810770f7d8 EFLAGS: 00010046 [27642.544803] RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: 0000000000000202 RCX: ffff888113ad96d8 [27642.545916] RDX: 0000000000000001 RSI: ffff88810770f818 RDI: 00000000000000a0 [27642.547027] RBP: 0000000000000098 R08: 0000000000000400 R09: ffff88810b980f00 [27642.548140] R10: 0000000000000001 R11: ffff888101845a80 R12: 00000000000000a8 [27642.549263] R13: ffffffffa02a9060 R14: 00000000000000a0 R15: ffff8881130d8a40 [27642.550379] complete_all+0x20/0x90 [27642.551010] mlx5e_ipsec_disable_events+0xb6/0xf0 [mlx5_core] [27642.552022] mlx5e_nic_disable+0x12d/0x220 [mlx5_core] [27642.552929] mlx5e_detach_netdev+0x66/0xf0 [mlx5_core] [27642.553822] mlx5e_netdev_change_profile+0x5b/0x120 [mlx5_core] [27642.554821] mlx5e_vport_rep_load+0x419/0x590 [mlx5_core] [27642.555757] ? xa_load+0x53/0x90 [27642.556361] __esw_offloads_load_rep+0x54/0x70 [mlx5_core] [27642.557328] mlx5_esw_offloads_rep_load+0x45/0xd0 [mlx5_core] [27642.558320] esw_offloads_enable+0xb4b/0xc90 [mlx5_core] [27642.559247] mlx5_eswitch_enable_locked+0x34e/0x4f0 [mlx5_core] [27642.560257] ? mlx5_rescan_drivers_locked+0x222/0x2d0 [mlx5_core] [27642.561284] mlx5_devlink_eswitch_mode_set+0x5ac/0x9c0 [mlx5_core] [27642.562334] ? devlink_rate_set_ops_supported+0x21/0x3a0 [27642.563220] devlink_nl_eswitch_set_doit+0x67/0xe0 [27642.564026] genl_family_rcv_msg_doit+0xe0/0x130 [27642.564816] genl_rcv_msg+0x183/0x290 [27642.565466] ? __devlink_nl_pre_doit.isra.0+0x160/0x160 [27642.566329] ? d ---truncated---
How severe is CVE-2026-43467?
CVE-2026-43467 has a CVSS score of 5.5/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.11% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2026-43467?
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Source: NVD / NIST