High7.0Vendor: MediumRed Hat & Ubuntu Linux
clear page->private in free_pages_prepare()
CVE-2026-43303 Published May 8, 2026
CVE-2026-43303
Affected products & platforms
Red Hat & Ubuntu LinuxUnclassified
Summary
clear page->private in free_pages_prepare(). Red Hat rates this moderate (CVSS 7). Weakness: CWE-909. Affected package(s): kernel, kernel-rt. Resolved in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2026:26462 — update the affected packages (`sudo dnf update`).
Affected versions
- kernel-0:6.12.0-55.84.1.el10_0
- kernel-0:5.14.0-570.123.1.el9_6
- kernel-0:5.14.0-284.176.1.el9_2
- kernel-rt-0:5.14.0-284.176.1.rt14.461.el9_2
- kernel-0:5.14.0-427.132.1.el9_4
- kernel-0:6.12.0-211.18.1.el10_2
- kernel-0:5.14.0-687.12.1.el9_8
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 4 hours ago·verify at source
Fixed versions
- RHSA-2026:26462
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 4 hours ago·verify at source
Mitigation checklist
Recommended fix / mitigation
- Update the affected package(s) to the fixed version shipped in RHSA-2026:26462 (`sudo dnf update` / `yum update`).
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 4 hours ago·verify at source
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