HIGH 7.8 Microsoft FEATURED
CVE-2026-43499
a.k.a. GhostLock
rtmutex: Use waiter::task instead of current in remove_waiter()
Microsoft Security Update 2026-May: rtmutex: Use waiter::task instead of current in remove_waiter()
Affected Products
- azl3 kernel 6.6.139.1-1 on Azure Linux 3.0
References
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-43499
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-43499
This high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 was published on 2026-05-12 via Microsoft. Affected: azl3 kernel 6.6.139.1-1 on Azure Linux 3.0.
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