CVE Catalog
CVE-2026-43064
MediumCVSS 5.5Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk0.11%
2th percentile - higher than 2% of all known CVEs
Summary
A vulnerability in the Linux kernel related to not releasing the workqueue when freeing an object for a DSA/IAA device has been fixed.
Risk Assessment
Failure to release the workqueue may lead to memory leaks and system instability, affecting performance and security.
Recommendation
It is recommended to update the Linux kernel to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability.
Original NVD description (English source)
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dmaengine: idxd: Fix not releasing workqueue on .release() The workqueue associated with an DSA/IAA device is not released when the object is freed.