{"cve":"CVE-2026-43429","nvd":{"published":"2026-05-08T15:16:55.117","modified":"2026-06-17T10:49:34.943","status":"Analyzed","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nUSB: usbtmc: Use usb_bulk_msg_killable() with user-specified timeouts\n\nThe usbtmc driver accepts timeout values specified by the user in an\nioctl command, and uses these timeouts for some usb_bulk_msg() calls.\nSince the user can specify arbitrarily long timeouts and\nusb_bulk_msg() uses unkillable waits, call usb_bulk_msg_killable()\ninstead to avoid the possibility of the user hanging a kernel thread\nindefinitely.","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/0535f84cb94c9d8bcba0a2a5b3fac81b7d97235d","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/39bd4097292fd8564cf2cfba9356f8ab11e38d12","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6cb7dc91f057dd8ce44f6caa2995d8e22784ed0a","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/72c0a063489be183cfb99e7050aaef503bdb6449","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7784caa413a89487dd14dd5c41db8753483b2acb"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:33:55.586217763+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-43429","score":0.00123,"percentile":0.02021,"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."]}