{"cve":"CVE-2026-43394","nvd":{"published":"2026-05-08T15:16:50.800","modified":"2026-06-17T10:49:30.920","status":"Analyzed","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnfsd: Fix cred ref leak in nfsd_nl_listener_set_doit().\n\nnfsd_nl_listener_set_doit() uses get_current_cred() without\nput_cred().\n\nAs we can see from other callers, svc_xprt_create_from_sa()\ndoes not require the extra refcount.\n\nnfsd_nl_listener_set_doit() is always in the process context,\nsendmsg(), and current->cred does not go away.\n\nLet's use current_cred() in nfsd_nl_listener_set_doit().","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":["CWE-401"],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/019debe5851d7355bea9ff0248cc317878924d8f","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/02e87ec0bc706cb93fa47b43d18c4d10102c7d54","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/92978c83bb4eef55d02a6c990c01c423131eefa7","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cba413765376bb466035c9160fa3130402971e2c"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:33:55.586217763+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-43394","score":0.00122,"percentile":0.01954,"date":"2026-11-01"},"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."]}