Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-43056
Published: May 2, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU128856
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-43056
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free in add_adev() when handling an error path after auxiliary_device_add() fails. A local user can trigger the failure condition to cause a denial of service.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-43056
Install security update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/43f5b19fd190fea20d052bc84741b28031d5baa9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5f4061f8225d18695e5afe9bbf1cb7bd673d7872
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c4ea7d8907cf72b259bf70bd8c2e791e1c4ff70f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d88541ffd56d62a61e77209080001eddd4d69815
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e5a75bf026c686b91a7dc6f9c5caf5016745d1fe