CVE-2026-43093 | xsk: tighten UMEM headroom validation to account for tailroom and min frame

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: xsk: tighten UMEM headroom validation to account for tailroom and min frame The current headroom validation in xdp_umem_reg() could leave us with insufficient space dedicated to even receive minimum-sized ethernet frame. Furthermore if multi-buffer would come to play then skb_shared_info stored at the end of XSK frame would be corrupted. HW typically works with 128-aligned sizes so let us provide this value as bare minimum. Multi-buffer setting is known later in the configuration process so besides accounting for 128 bytes, let us also take care of tailroom space upfront.

Published: 2026-05-06 Last update: 2026-06-01 Assigner: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2026-43093 is rated Low Risk (32.9/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.02%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2026-43093

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-05-06 — 0.02% —

Full EPSS history (1 record total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2026-43093

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.8 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 1.8 5.9 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2026-43093

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2026-43093

GHSA-m2xh-q35x-h5f5 · Severity: high — In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: xsk: tighten UMEM headroom...

OS Trackers for CVE-2026-43093

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2026-43093 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (linux), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 3, open 2. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-43093
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-43093
suse medium CVE-2026-43093 severity moderate: SUSE including 7 source package names (kernel-default, kernel-default-base, …), 13 product×package rows across 3 product lines (SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS EXTREME CORE, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4-LTSS, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Teradata 12 SP3): Known Not Affected 13. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-43093/
ubuntu medium CVE-2026-43093 medium priority: Ubuntu including 161 source packages (linux, linux-allwinner-5.19, …), 1449 status rows across 9 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, noble, questing, resolute, trusty, upstream, xenial): DNE 1047, ignored 169, needed 111, released 84, not-affected 33, needs-triage 5. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-43093

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2026-43093

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
linux linux_kernel >= 4.19.118, < 4.20 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel >= 5.4.35, < 5.5 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel >= 5.6.7, < 5.7 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel >= 5.7.1, < 6.6.136 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel >= 6.7, < 6.12.83 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel >= 6.13, < 6.18.24 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel >= 6.19, < 6.19.14 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 5.7 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.7:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 5.7 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.7:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 5.7 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.7:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 5.7 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.7:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 5.7 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.7:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 5.7 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.7:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 5.7 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.7:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 7.0 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 7.0 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 7.0 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 7.0 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 7.0 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 7.0 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 7.0 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2026-43093

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