CVE-2026-43077

MEDIUMNVD 5.55.5
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 5.5 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-05-06. NVD baseline CVSS 5.5; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
5.5EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 5.5Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

crypto: algif_aead - Fix minimum RX size check for decryption

The check for the minimum receive buffer size did not take the tag size into account during decryption. Fix this by adding the required extra length.

CVSS v3
5.5
EG Score
5.5(medium)
EG Risk
29(Track)
EG Risk 29/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity55% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
2%
KEV
Not listed

Published

May 6, 2026

Last Modified

May 20, 2026

Patch Availability(31)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
ubuntulinux-tools-nvidia-tegra-rt-6.8 (6.8.0-1025.25) @ noble2026-06-14ubuntu
ubuntulinux-virtual-hwe-16.04-edge (4.15.0.250.234) @ bionic2026-06-14ubuntu
ubuntulinux-virtual-hwe-18.04-edge (5.4.0.231.251~18.04.1) @ bionic2026-06-14ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-6.17 (6.17.0-1015.15) @ questing2026-06-14ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-fips-6.8 (6.8.0-1059.65+fips1) @ noble2026-06-14ubuntu
ubuntulinux-virtual-hwe-24.04-edge (6.17.0-29.29) @ questing2026-06-14ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-fips-5.15 (5.15.0.1114.99) @ jammy2026-06-14ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-realtime-hwe-22.04 (6.8.1-1051.52~22.04.1) @ jammy2026-06-14ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-gcp-64k-6.17 (6.17.0-1018.19) @ questing2026-06-14ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-raspi2-hwe-18.04-edge (5.4.0.1143.174) @ focal2026-06-14ubuntu
ubuntulinux-xilinx-zynqmp-tools-5.4.0-1077 (5.4.0-1077.81) @ focal2026-06-14ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-oracle-edge (6.17.0-1014.14~24.04.1) @ noble2026-06-14ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-lts-20.04 (5.4.0.1163.155) @ focal2026-06-14ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-lts-18.04 (4.15.0.1201.169) @ bionic2026-06-14ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-nvidia-hwe-22.04-edge (6.8.0-1054.57~22.04.1) @ jammy2026-06-14ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-gcp-edge (5.15.0.1108.117~20.04.1) @ focal2026-06-14ubuntu
redhatkernel-0:5.14.0-427.124.1.el9_42026-05-06redhat
redhatkernel-0:4.18.0-305.190.1.el8_42026-05-06redhat
redhatkernel-0:5.14.0-70.178.1.el9_02026-05-06redhat
redhatkernel-rt-0:5.14.0-70.178.1.rt21.250.el9_02026-05-06redhat
redhatkernel-rt-0:5.14.0-284.169.1.rt14.454.el9_22026-05-06redhat
redhatkernel-0:5.14.0-570.112.1.el9_62026-05-06redhat
redhatkernel-0:4.18.0-372.191.1.el8_62026-05-06redhat
redhatkernel-0:5.14.0-284.169.1.el9_22026-05-05redhat
redhatkernel-0:6.12.0-55.71.1.el10_02026-05-05redhat
redhatkernel-0:4.18.0-477.139.1.el8_82026-05-05redhat
redhatkernel-rt-0:4.18.0-553.123.1.rt7.464.el8_102026-05-05redhat
redhatkernel-0:4.18.0-553.123.1.el8_102026-05-05redhat
redhatkernel-0:6.12.0-124.55.1.el10_12026-05-04redhat
redhatkernel-0:5.14.0-611.54.1.el9_72026-05-04redhat
linuxKernel @ 5.10.254osv

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Additional Vendor Advisories

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Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 9× in last 7d / 30× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

Showing the most recent 100 of 110 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-07-26 14:54 UTCEPSS rescore
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  3. 2026-07-25 14:18 UTCEPSS rescore
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  6. 2026-07-23 03:13 UTCEG score recompute
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  10. 2026-07-19 17:48 UTCOSV refresh
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  22. 2026-06-14 07:46 UTCVendor advisory
  23. 2026-06-14 07:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  27. 2026-06-12 06:40 UTCVendor advisory
  28. 2026-06-12 06:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  30. 2026-06-11 04:39 UTCVendor advisory
  31. 2026-06-11 04:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  33. 2026-06-10 01:47 UTCVendor advisory
  34. 2026-06-10 01:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  35. 2026-06-08 23:47 UTCVendor advisory
  36. 2026-06-08 23:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  37. 2026-06-08 23:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  38. 2026-06-08 14:17 UTCEPSS rescore
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  40. 2026-06-07 21:45 UTCVendor advisory
  41. 2026-06-07 21:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  44. 2026-06-06 19:45 UTCVendor advisory
  45. 2026-06-06 19:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  49. 2026-06-05 17:44 UTCVendor advisory
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  54. 2026-06-04 15:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  57. 2026-06-03 13:44 UTCVendor advisory
  58. 2026-06-03 13:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  59. 2026-06-02 20:13 UTCEPSS rescore
  60. 2026-06-02 11:44 UTCVendor advisory
  61. 2026-06-02 11:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  62. 2026-06-01 13:52 UTCEPSS rescore
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  64. 2026-06-01 09:43 UTCEG score recompute 5.50
  65. 2026-06-01 09:43 UTCVendor advisory
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-43077?
CVE-2026-43077 is a medium vulnerability published on May 6, 2026. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: crypto: algif_aead - Fix minimum RX size check for decryption The check for the minimum receive buffer size did not take the tag size into account during decryption. Fix this by adding the required extra length.
When was CVE-2026-43077 disclosed?
CVE-2026-43077 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 6, 2026, with the most recent update on May 20, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-43077 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-43077 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 97.6% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-43077?
CVE-2026-43077 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-43077?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-43077, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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