CVE-2026-43458: Linux kernel · serial: caif: hold tty->link reference in ldisc_open and ser_release
Affects Linux kernelSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited.
Data as of 11 Nov 2026, 23:07 UTC
Rated by Threat Radar · No CVSS score from NVD or the CNA
Thin evidence
One scorer or noneExploitation 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: serial: caif: hold tty->link reference in ldisc_open and ser_release A reproducer triggers a KASAN slab-use-after-free in pty_write_room() when caif_serial's TX path calls tty_write_room(). The faulting access is on tty->link->port. Hold an extra kref on tty->link for the lifetime of the caif_serial line discipline: get it in ldisc_open() and drop it in ser_release(), and also drop it on the ldisc_open() error path. With this change applied, the reproducer no longer triggers the UAF in my testing.
References
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/23a3ac2e2262a291498567418227b99e1f3606b1 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/52135420e9f75853ea0c6cea7b736e3e98495f7d (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/ca2ceba983bb23ea0202c2882d963253416654a3 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/8460187b4852fd00bd1c76394358053f3fa4d089 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/27e43356d0defb9fc7fa25265219a3ffeb7b3e98 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/35b58d3bc716ebb9ebd10fe1cac8c1177242511c (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/97a0bb491cae39478c6225381f14e9ac67b7bba7 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/288598d80a068a0e9281de35bcb4ce495f189e2a (opens in a new tab)