CVE-2026-43238

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

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

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

net/sched: act_skbedit: fix divide-by-zero in tcf_skbedit_hash()

Commit 38a6f0865796 ("net: sched: support hash selecting tx queue") added SKBEDIT_F_TXQ_SKBHASH support. The inclusive range size is computed as:

mapping_mod = queue_mapping_max - queue_mapping + 1;

The range size can be 65536 when the requested range covers all possible u16 queue IDs (e.g. queue_mapping=0 and queue_mapping_max=U16_MAX). That value cannot be represented in a u16 and previously wrapped to 0, so tcf_skbedit_hash() could trigger a divide-by-zero:

queue_mapping += skb_get_hash(skb) % params->mapping_mod;

Compute mapping_mod in a wider type and reject ranges larger than U16_MAX to prevent params->mapping_mod from becoming 0 and avoid the crash.

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
3%
KEV
Not listed

Published

May 6, 2026

Last Modified

May 12, 2026

Advisory Details (6)

Auto-updated Jun 15, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

net/sched: act_skbedit: fix divide-by-zero in tcf_skbedit_hash() - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/be054cc66f739a9ba615dba9012a07fab8e7dd6f
generic

net/sched: act_skbedit: fix divide-by-zero in tcf_skbedit_hash() - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9c735a7d98c982a786b0db71eb6566ee00aaa04f
generic

net/sched: act_skbedit: fix divide-by-zero in tcf_skbedit_hash() - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/59809fda4da7730cfe84a948033f47eb45db073d
generic

net/sched: act_skbedit: fix divide-by-zero in tcf_skbedit_hash() - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4ece5eb4836f8ff03b9004dc2430a7169f282851
generic

net/sched: act_skbedit: fix divide-by-zero in tcf_skbedit_hash() - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3c2b95b26860bd6f8e2310d31ea1200d3f8f173e
generic

net/sched: act_skbedit: fix divide-by-zero in tcf_skbedit_hash() - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/015cebdfcb97b5347fb7f598ea712a281cb35840

Patch Availability(1)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
linuxKernel @ 6.1.165osv

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.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 9× in last 7d / 32× 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.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-43238?
CVE-2026-43238 is a medium vulnerability published on May 6, 2026. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/sched: actskbedit: fix divide-by-zero in tcfskbedit_hash() Commit 38a6f0865796 ("net: sched: support hash selecting tx queue") added SKBEDITFTXQ_SKBHASH support. The inclusive range size is computed as: mappingmod =…
When was CVE-2026-43238 disclosed?
CVE-2026-43238 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 6, 2026, with the most recent update on May 12, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-43238 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-43238 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 97.2% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-43238?
CVE-2026-43238 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-43238?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-43238, 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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