CVE-2026-43342: Linux kernel · usb: gadget: f_rndis: Protect RNDIS options with mutex
Affects Linux kernelSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited.
Data as of 11 Nov 2026, 23:24 UTC
Rated by Threat Radar · No CVSS score from NVD or the CNA
Thin evidence
One scorer or none- EPSS
- 0.08% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 0% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Exploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 8 May 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by 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.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: gadget: f_rndis: Protect RNDIS options with mutex The class/subclass/protocol options are suspectible to race conditions as they can be accessed concurrently through configfs. Use existing mutex to protect these options. This issue was identified during code inspection.
References
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/0a75d97c53477a59c0aa1c65f69038c719f9c5b8 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/c1b3d5b0acb194efe20fc5864ee03439fa7bd45c (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/65b7dbf80a1627667c241fff7c1c224f3118014f (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/cb5316b37288ab8791584e32f114c4f41ad45b67 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/7d8fa3b8783ab95a46e20d97fbeeede719b2efda (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/446f1842cda929c40d4697722bfdcfb334bc9692 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/209decd3f7901df9842b83f2540dc8685e344a07 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/8d8c68b1fc06ece60cf43e1306ff0f4ac121547e (opens in a new tab)