MediumCVE-2026-43421

    Linux Kernel: security vulnerability (CVE-2026-43421)

    Published Last modified Sources: Debian LTS, Siemens ProductCERT, Ubuntu, BSI, CVE.org, Msrc Update Guide, EUVD

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    What is affected, what to do

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: gadget: f_ncm: Fix net_device lifecycle with device_move The network device outlived its parent gadget device during disconnection, resulting in dangling sysfs links and null pointer dereference problems. A prior attempt to solve this by removing SET_NETDEV_DEV entirely [1] was reverted due to power management ordering concerns and a NO-CARRIER regression.

    Update Linux Kernel to version 6.1.176, Linux Kernel to version 6.6.143, Linux Kernel to version 6.12.78.

    Affected
    • Linux Kernel lt 3.11..6.1.176
    • Linux Kernel lt 6.2..6.6.143
    • Linux Kernel lt 6.7..6.12.78
    • Linux Kernel lt 6.13..6.18.19
    • Linux Kernel lt 6.19..6.19.9
    • Linux Kernel lt 6.20..7.0
    Fixed in
    • Linux Kernel 6.1.176
    • Linux Kernel 6.6.143
    • Linux Kernel 6.12.78
    • Linux Kernel 6.18.19
    • Linux Kernel 6.19.9
    • Linux Kernel 7.0

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    Metrics

    5.5

    Priority

    XIEM Effective CVSS: highest available CVSS rating from NVD and vendor data.

    Source: NVD, CVSS v3

    5.5

    CVSS v3

    Severity Medium on the scale from 0 to 10.

    Source: Debian LTS, Siemens ProductCERT, Ubuntu, BSI, CVE.org, Msrc Update Guide, EUVD

    0.1 %

    EPSS score

    Low — model estimates < 1% exploitation likelihood.

    Source: FIRST EPSS, percentile 2.0

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    Severity
    Medium
    Priority (0–325)

    The priority score is a consolidated metric that condenses several individual signals into a single, action-guiding ranking: technical severity (CVSS), exploitation likelihood (EPSS), known-exploited status (KEV) and the context of the affected asset. The aim is to answer the only truly important question in vulnerability management: what first?

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    44.52 Methodology
    Exploit maturity

    An exploit is code or a technique that specifically uses a concrete vulnerability to force unintended behaviour — such as executing code or escalating privileges. It is the tool that turns a theoretical flaw into a practical attack.

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    no public PoC known
    XIEM Effective CVSS

    XIEM® is the tiered managed-security operating model from NEOSEC and a registered trademark of NEOSEC GmbH. It extends classic SIEM — the central collection, normalisation and correlation of security-relevant events — with endpoint forensics, network visibility and deception technology, and consolidates them into three building tiers: Sentry, Orchestrate and Command.

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    5.5 Methodology
    CVSS v3

    CVSS is the globally established, open standard for assessing the technical severity of a vulnerability on a scale from 0 to 10. It describes how easily a flaw can be exploited and what damage it can cause — but not how likely its actual exploitation is. CVSS and the complementary EPSS deliberately answer different questions.

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    5.5
    EPSS score

    The EPSS score is the absolute model output for an individual vulnerability: the estimated probability of real-world exploitation within the next 30 days, expressed as a value between 0 and 1 (i.e. 0 % to 100 %). A score of 0.42 means „the model estimates a 42 % chance of real-world exploitation within 30 days“.

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    0.1 %
    Low — model estimates < 1% exploitation likelihood.
    EPSS percentile

    The EPSS percentile is the relative position of a vulnerability within all EPSS-scored CVEs, expressed as a value between 0 and 1. A percentile of 0.90 means „this CVE has a higher EPSS score than 90 % of all other scored CVEs“. Unlike the EPSS score, it is not a probability — but a positioning within a ranking.

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    2.0
    Low — this CVE sits in the lower 10% of all CVEs scored today.
    KEV status

    The KEV catalogue is a list maintained by the US authority CISA of vulnerabilities for which active exploitation in the wild has been confirmed. It answers not the question „how severe?“ but „is it already being attacked?“ — thereby sharply prioritising patching.

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    Published

    Detection rules

    No NEOSEC detection rule is available for this vulnerability yet.

    Classification under NIS2 and CRA

    Rule-based classification from exploitation status and severity. It does not replace a case-by-case assessment.

    NIS2

    NIS2 is EU Directive (EU) 2022/2555 to raise the level of cybersecurity across the Union. It substantially broadens obligations compared with the first NIS directive: more sectors, mandatory risk management, staged reporting duties and personal accountability of senior management.

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    Handle the vulnerability in regular vulnerability handling under Art. 21(2)(e) NIS2.
    CRA

    The CRA is EU Regulation (EU) 2024/2847 setting horizontal cybersecurity requirements for „products with digital elements“ — from industrial controllers and software to connected consumer devices. For the first time manufacturers must ensure security across the entire product lifecycle, handle vulnerabilities and provide security updates.

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    From 11.12.2027, Annex I Part II CRA requires manufacturers of affected products with digital elements to handle vulnerabilities without delay and provide security updates.
    ISO/IEC 27001

    ISO/IEC 27001 is the internationally leading standard for an information security management system (ISMS). It describes a risk-based, process-oriented framework to systematically plan, implement, review and improve information security.

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    Control A.8.8, management of technical vulnerabilities: assess relevance to your systems, plan remediation and keep evidence.

    Description

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: gadget: f_ncm: Fix net_device lifecycle with device_move The network device outlived its parent gadget device during disconnection, resulting in dangling sysfs links and null pointer dereference problems. A prior attempt to solve this by removing SET_NETDEV_DEV entirely [1] was reverted due to power management ordering concerns and a NO-CARRIER regression. A subsequent attempt to defer net_device allocation to bind [2] broke 1:1 mapping between function instance and network device, making it impossible for configfs to report the resolved interface name. This results in a regression where the DHCP server fails on pmOS. Use device_move to reparent the net_device between the gadget device and /sys/devices/virtual/ across bind/unbind cycles. This preserves the network interface across USB reconnection, allowing the DHCP server to retain their binding. Introduce gether_attach_gadget()/gether_detach_gadget() helpers and use __free(detach_gadget) macro to undo attachment on bind failure. The bind_count ensures device_move executes only on the first bind. [1] https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/f2a4f9847617a0929d62025748384092e5f35cce.camel@crapouillou.net/ [2] https://lore.kernel.org/linux-usb/795ea759-7eaf-4f78-81f4-01ffbf2d7961@ixit.cz/

    Source: Debian LTS Advisories, siemens_advisory, Ubuntu Security Notices, BSI WID Portal, BSI CSAF, cvelistv5, NVD (NIST), Microsoft Security Update Guide, ENISA EUVD, CVE.org (MITRE)

    Affected products

    The following versions are affected. Older releases of the same product line are also vulnerable unless stated otherwise.

    Affected products
    Affected versionsFixed in
    LinuxLinux
    • 6.13 – < 6.18.19
    • 6.7 – < 6.12.78
    • 3.11 – < 6.1.176
    • 6.19 – < 6.19.9
    • 6.20 – < 7.0
    • 6.2 – < 6.6.143
    • 6.18.19
    • 6.12.78
    • 6.1.176
    • 6.19.9
    • 7.0
    • 6.6.143
    MicrosoftAzure Linux
    • azl3
    • —
    SiemensSIMATIC S7
    • 1500 TM MFP V1.1.1 GNU/Linux subsystem
    • —

    Vendors and products

    Affected operating systems

    Affected operating systems
    Linuxdebianlinuxbookworm
    Linuxdebianlinux-6.1bullseye
    Linuxlinuxlinux_kernel7.0
    Linuxlinuxlinux_kernel—

    References & sources

    Changes to this CVE

    Who changed this CVE and when: NVD (analysis, affected products, CVSS), the CVE publisher (CNA) and additional providers such as CISA (ADP).

    1. Record modifiedLinux

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      https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/36c41e9724c9a7a7cda37f5a4e9d94f25c8031c4
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      https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7c97366f5dac5255e60a317ffe3a5b18f3745547
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      https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/85acaba2f42b557499bab3608307f17bf13beb69
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      https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/93f116c3393a22acab96ad1bef12b2572eb80ca4
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      https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e584cb58a2ea7ff4d3a4bc43d5ca512ed3ecb77d
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      https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ec35c1969650e7cb6c8a91020e568ed46e3551b0
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      https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/36c41e9724c9a7a7cda37f5a4e9d94f25c8031c4
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      https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7c97366f5dac5255e60a317ffe3a5b18f3745547
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      https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/85acaba2f42b557499bab3608307f17bf13beb69
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      https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/93f116c3393a22acab96ad1bef12b2572eb80ca4
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      https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e584cb58a2ea7ff4d3a4bc43d5ca512ed3ecb77d
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      https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/85acaba2f42b557499bab3608307f17bf13beb69 Types: Patch
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      https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/93f116c3393a22acab96ad1bef12b2572eb80ca4 Types: Patch
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      https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e584cb58a2ea7ff4d3a4bc43d5ca512ed3ecb77d Types: Patch
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      https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ec35c1969650e7cb6c8a91020e568ed46e3551b0 Types: Patch
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      Source identifier: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

    2. Record modifiedSiemens ADP

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      New affected value received. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/43xxx/CVE-2026-43421.json">CVE-2026-43421</a>
      Referenceadded
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      https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-784472.html

      Source identifier: 0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e

    3. Record modifiedLinux

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      Individual changes of this event as published by NVD
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      Referenceadded
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      https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/36c41e9724c9a7a7cda37f5a4e9d94f25c8031c4
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      https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7c97366f5dac5255e60a317ffe3a5b18f3745547
      Affected versions (publisher)changed
      Linux, Linux
      Linux, Linux

      Source identifier: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

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