CVE-2026-43014 net: macb: properly unregister fixed rate clocks
A resource leak in the Linux kernel macb network driver can lead to memory exhaustion and denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2026-43014?
CVE-2026-43014 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 1 May 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net: macb: properly unregister fixed rate clocks
The additional resources allocated with clk_register_fixed_rate() need to be released with clk_unregister_fixed_rate(), otherwise they are lost.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-43014?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2026-43014?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2026-43014 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-43014 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel
Sources
Also known as BELL-CVE-2026-43014, DEBIAN-CVE-2026-43014, GHSA-2h69-pcrh-6qpw, ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-11-CVE-2026-43014, ROOT-OS-UBUNTU-2204-CVE-2026-43014, ROOT-OS-UBUNTU-2404-CVE-2026-43014 and 1 more.