Use-After-Free in Linux kernel (CVE-2026-43232)
Summary
Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2026-43232). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net: wan: farsync: Fix use-after-free bugs caused by unfinished tasklets
When the FarSync T-series card is being detached, the fst_card_info is
deallocated in fst_remove_one(). However, the fst_tx_task or fst_int_task
may still be running or pending, leading to use-after-free bugs when the
already freed fst_card_info is accessed in fst_process_tx_work_q() or
fst_process_int_work_q().
A typical race condition is depicted below:
CPU 0 (cleanup) | CPU 1 (tasklet)
| fst_start_xmit()
fst_remove_one() | tasklet_schedule()
unregister_hdlc_device()|
| fst_process_tx_work_q() //handler
kfree(card) //free | do_bottom_half_tx()
| card-> //use
The following KASAN trace was captured:
==================================================================
BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in do_bottom_half_tx+0xb88/0xd00
Read of size 4 at addr ffff88800aad101c by task ksoftirqd/3/32
...
Call Trace:
dump_stack_lvl+0x55/0x70
print_report+0xcb/0x5d0
? do_bottom_half_tx+0xb88/0xd00
kasan_report+0xb8/0xf0
? do_bottom_half_tx+0xb88/0xd00
do_bottom_half_tx+0xb88/0xd00
? _raw_spin_lock_irqsave+0x85/0xe0
? __pfx__raw_spin_lock_irqsave+0x10/0x10
? __pfx___hrtimer_run_queues+0x10/0x10
fst_process_tx_work_q+0x67/0x90
tasklet_action_common+0x1fa/0x720
? hrtimer_interrupt+0x31f/0x780
handle_so…
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD GitHub Advisory
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-43232 has been found in Linux kernel.
Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. CVSS score: 8.8/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Linux kernel CVE-2026-43232" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2026-43232 (Linux kernel) — CWE-416 / CVSS v3 8.8
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
Use-after-free (CWE-416) exists in Linux kernel.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Linux kernel.
Severity: High (CVSS 8.8/10). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで Linux kernel を使っているサービスとバージョンを洗い出す。
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2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
Fix status by distribution
Fixed packages published by each distribution for this CVE
- BellSoft Alpaquita BELL-CVE-2026-43232 linux-lts Fixed in: 6.12.80-r0
- Debian DEBIAN-CVE-2026-43232 linux Fixed in: 5.10.257-1
- Ubuntu UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43232 linux-azure
References
- advisory nvd.nist.gov
- advisory github.com
- package git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web github.com