CVE-2026-43343

high

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: gadget: f_subset: Fix unbalanced refcnt in geth_free geth_alloc() increments the reference count, but geth_free() fails to decrement it. This prevents the configuration of attributes via configfs after unlinking the function. Decrement the reference count in geth_free() to ensure proper cleanup.

References

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d7d702407b61e96286a15b6e715572f541a8d41c

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cc8ec610cd14c093a19371691a7ce1ee5421e829

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/caa27923aacd8a5869207842f2ab1657c6c0c7bc

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a932b171554714b1bca313b853c7aa9f2930f9aa

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/75776a055b656873319c3830fed471daef3ceb23

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3f5bfc550a40d7493b1cf09540ed6b412b3b82be

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3d436670b47415da042452618fb5d8e317ab095f

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/23e4851ce348a329d974e84e828155dda9f52122

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-05-08

Updated: 2026-05-08

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 2.1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Severity: Low

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Severity: High