CVE-2026-43056: Linux kernel · net: mana: fix use-after-free in add_adev() error path
Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.8 High · fixed in e5a75bf026c686b91a7dc6f9c5caf5016745d1fe : patch Linux kernel soon.
Data as of 27 Oct 2026, 01:03 UTC
- Patch
- Available – fixed in e5a75bf026c686b91a7dc6f9c5caf5016745d1fe, d88541ffd56d62a61e77209080001eddd4d69815, c4ea7d8907cf72b259bf70bd8c2e791e1c4ff70f +2
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 1 May 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: 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 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
Upgrade to a fixed release listed under Affected software.
Affected software
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AI-suggested
A fix is available for this vulnerability as described in the advisory. Users should update their Linux kernel to a version that includes this patch. No alternative mitigations are indicated.
Description
A use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's net: mana subsystem was fixed in the add_adev() error path. The flaw occurs when auxiliary_device_add() fails, leading to a cleanup sequence that frees memory but subsequently accesses it, causing a use-after-free condition.
References
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-43056 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/43f5b19fd190fea20d052bc84741b28031d5baa9 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/5f4061f8225d18695e5afe9bbf1cb7bd673d7872 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/c4ea7d8907cf72b259bf70bd8c2e791e1c4ff70f (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/d88541ffd56d62a61e77209080001eddd4d69815 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/e5a75bf026c686b91a7dc6f9c5caf5016745d1fe (opens in a new tab)