CVE-2026-43394

MEDIUMNVD 5.55.5—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 5.5 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-05-08. NVD baseline CVSS 5.5; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
5.5EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 5.5Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

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

nfsd: Fix cred ref leak in nfsd_nl_listener_set_doit().

nfsd_nl_listener_set_doit() uses get_current_cred() without put_cred().

As we can see from other callers, svc_xprt_create_from_sa() does not require the extra refcount.

nfsd_nl_listener_set_doit() is always in the process context, sendmsg(), and current->cred does not go away.

Let's use current_cred() in nfsd_nl_listener_set_doit().

CVSS v3
5.5
EG Score
5.5(medium)
EG Risk
29(Track)
EG Risk 29/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity55% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
2%
KEV
Not listed

Published

May 8, 2026

Last Modified

May 26, 2026

Advisory Details (4)

Auto-updated Jun 15, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

nfsd: Fix cred ref leak in nfsd_nl_listener_set_doit(). - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cba413765376bb466035c9160fa3130402971e2c
generic

nfsd: Fix cred ref leak in nfsd_nl_listener_set_doit(). - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/92978c83bb4eef55d02a6c990c01c423131eefa7
generic

nfsd: Fix cred ref leak in nfsd_nl_listener_set_doit(). - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/02e87ec0bc706cb93fa47b43d18c4d10102c7d54
generic

nfsd: Fix cred ref leak in nfsd_nl_listener_set_doit(). - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/019debe5851d7355bea9ff0248cc317878924d8f

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-43394(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Patch Availability(1)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
linuxKernel @ 6.12.78—osv

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 9× in last 7d / 32× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-43394?
CVE-2026-43394 is a medium vulnerability published on May 8, 2026. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nfsd: Fix cred ref leak in nfsdnllistenersetdoit(). nfsdnllistenersetdoit() uses getcurrentcred() without put_cred(). As we can see from other callers, svcxprtcreatefromsa() does not require the extra refcount.…
When was CVE-2026-43394 disclosed?
CVE-2026-43394 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 8, 2026, with the most recent update on May 26, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-43394 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-43394 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 97.6% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-43394?
CVE-2026-43394 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-43394?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-43394, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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