CVE-2026-43458
HIGHserial: caif: hold tty->link reference in ldisc_open and ser_release
Title source: cnaDescription
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 (8)
Core 8
Core References
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0001
EPSS Percentile
2.6%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-416
Status
published
Products (20)
Linux/Linux
< 2.6.35
Linux/Linux
2.6.35
Linux/Linux
5.10.253 - 5.10.*
Linux/Linux
5.15.203 - 5.15.*
Linux/Linux
6.1.167 - 6.1.*
Linux/Linux
6.12.78 - 6.12.*
Linux/Linux
6.18.19 - 6.18.*
Linux/Linux
6.19.9 - 6.19.*
Linux/Linux
6.6.130 - 6.6.*
Linux/Linux
7.0
... and 10 more
Published
May 08, 2026
Tracked Since
May 08, 2026