{"cve":"CVE-2026-43343","nvd":{"published":"2026-05-08T14:16:44.300","modified":"2026-06-17T10:49:25.280","status":"Analyzed","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nusb: gadget: f_subset: Fix unbalanced refcnt in geth_free\n\ngeth_alloc() increments the reference count, but geth_free() fails to\ndecrement it. This prevents the configuration of attributes via configfs\nafter unlinking the function.\n\nDecrement the reference count in geth_free() to ensure proper cleanup.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","score":5.5},"cwes":[],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/23e4851ce348a329d974e84e828155dda9f52122","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3d436670b47415da042452618fb5d8e317ab095f","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3f5bfc550a40d7493b1cf09540ed6b412b3b82be","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/75776a055b656873319c3830fed471daef3ceb23","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a932b171554714b1bca313b853c7aa9f2930f9aa"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:33:55.586217763+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-43343","score":0.00114,"percentile":0.01472,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}