CVE-2026-43430 usb: yurex: fix race in probe

Medium 4.7 Published Updated

A race condition in the Linux kernel Yurex USB driver allows probing to overwrite retrieved data, potentially leading to data corruption.

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-2026-43430?

CVE-2026-43430 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 8 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:

usb: yurex: fix race in probe

The bbu member of the descriptor must be set to the value standing for uninitialized values before the URB whose completion handler sets bbu is submitted. Otherwise there is a window during which probing can overwrite already retrieved data.

Weakness: CWE-362

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-43430?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2026-43430?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2026-43430 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-43430 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as BELL-CVE-2026-43430, DEBIAN-CVE-2026-43430, GHSA-gvc8-8g78-x3hg, ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-11-CVE-2026-43430, ROOT-OS-UBUNTU-2204-CVE-2026-43430, ROOT-OS-UBUNTU-2404-CVE-2026-43430 and 1 more.

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