CVE-2026-43458
Published: May 8, 2026
Modified: May 11, 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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
Linux | Linux | affected e31d5a05948e4478ba8396063d1e1f39880928e2 - < 23a3ac2e2262a291498567418227b99e1f3606b1affected e31d5a05948e4478ba8396063d1e1f39880928e2 - < 52135420e9f75853ea0c6cea7b736e3e98495f7daffected e31d5a05948e4478ba8396063d1e1f39880928e2 - < ca2ceba983bb23ea0202c2882d963253416654a3affected e31d5a05948e4478ba8396063d1e1f39880928e2 - < 8460187b4852fd00bd1c76394358053f3fa4d089affected e31d5a05948e4478ba8396063d1e1f39880928e2 - < 27e43356d0defb9fc7fa25265219a3ffeb7b3e98+3 more versions |
Linux | Linux | affected 2.6.35unaffected 0 - < 2.6.35unaffected 5.10.253 - <= 5.10.*unaffected 5.15.203 - <= 5.15.*unaffected 6.1.167 - <= 6.1.*+5 more versions |
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