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CVE-2026-43202
medium
CVSS 5.5
Vulnerability in linux (CVE-2026-43202)
Summary
vulnerability in linux (CVE-2026-43202). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
AI summary snake-internal / snake-material-v2
A vulnerability tracked as **CVE-2026-43202** has been found in linux.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. CVSS score: 5.5/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "linux CVE-2026-43202" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2026-43202 (linux) — CVSS v3 5.5
Attack vector: local / no user interaction
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
❓ What is the problem
**A vulnerability** (unclassified) exists in linux.
📍 Affected scope
linux — .
🔥 Severity
Severity: Medium (CVSS 5.5/10). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure
🔧 How to fix
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
🛡️ Workaround
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
🔍 Detection
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run `grep -r 'linux' .` against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response Actions (7 steps)
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'linux' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で `linux` を grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。
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7Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番では Step 3 と同じログクエリでアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
References
- web https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2cd2f988a8bd2da227f5c3cfa0cbf3a9a287ddc3
- web https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/40c1ff25025150ff6d7ec7ad441fcfd6d070ee76
- web https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/778f31be5b8c10024db23fdd8a05f68a02311008
- web https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/88b3b9924337336a31cefbe99a22ed09401be74a
- web https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9a9bc60ed372aaae9784ff8ad8e5f496ff15fd31
- web https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9c3873cccb3fab54cde0605ae7093d332c99073e
- web https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e8c5d5f6cd66e032f9aefdcc21b0c34761aef78a
- web https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f47d5b9e8aa6178a0aaf225119ad1ec7d3f49876
- web https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-43202
- web https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-fqq8-vjr7-827p