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CVE-2026-43031: Linux kernel · net: xilinx: axienet: Fix BQL accounting for multi-BD TX packets

Affects Linux kernelSource GCVE Database

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.5 High.

Data as of 12 Nov 2026, 00:50 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
7.5High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
CVSS scores by source
CNA (Linux)CVSS 3.17.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 1 May 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 11 Nov 2026.

What to do

AI-suggested

A fix for this vulnerability has been implemented in the Linux kernel. Users should apply the official kernel update that includes this patch to resolve the issue. No additional mitigation steps are indicated.

Description

CVE-2026-43031 is a vulnerability in the Linux kernel's Xilinx axienet network driver related to Byte Queue Limits (BQL) accounting for transmit (TX) packets that span multiple buffer descriptors (scatter-gather). The flaw causes BQL to incorrectly track bytes in-flight when packet buffer descriptors complete across different NAPI polls, leading to a stall in the TX queue. The issue is fixed by changing the accounting to use the total packet length from the socket buffer rather than summing per-descriptor lengths.

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