How severe is CVE-2026-43232?

CVE-2026-43232 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 8.8, rated high severity. It is exploitable over network with low attack complexity, requires no privileges and user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is high, integrity high, and availability high.

Is CVE-2026-43232 being actively exploited?

It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 0% (31st percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What products are affected by CVE-2026-43232?

CVE-2026-43232 primarily affects Linux Linux Kernel. In total, 2 product configurations (CPEs) are listed as vulnerable; see the affected-products list for the exact versions.

How do I fix CVE-2026-43232?

Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround. Given its high severity, prioritise patching exposed systems.

Does CVE-2026-43232 have an EU (EUVD) identifier?

Yes. CVE-2026-43232 is tracked in the ENISA EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD) as EUVD-2026-27795.

When was CVE-2026-43232 published?

CVE-2026-43232 was published on 2026-05-06 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

CVE-2026-43232

CVE-2026-43232 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux Linux Kernel with a CVSS 3.x base score of 8.8. It is not currently listed as actively exploited by CISA, and its EPSS exploit-prediction score is low. The underlying weakness is classified as CWE-416.

Key facts

Severity: High (CVSS 3.x base score 8.8)
EPSS exploit prediction: 0% (31st percentile)
Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
EU (EUVD) id: EUVD-2026-27795
Weakness: CWE-416
Affected product: Linux Linux Kernel
Published: 2026-05-06
Last modified: 2026-06-17

Description

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: <IRQ> 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_softirqs+0x176/0x530 __irq_exit_rcu+0xab/0xe0 sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt+0x70/0x80 ... Allocated by task 41 on cpu 3 at 72.330843s: kasan_save_stack+0x24/0x50 kasan_save_track+0x17/0x60 __kasan_kmalloc+0x7f/0x90 fst_add_one+0x1a5/0x1cd0 local_pci_probe+0xdd/0x190 pci_device_probe+0x341/0x480 really_probe+0x1c6/0x6a0 __driver_probe_device+0x248/0x310 driver_probe_device+0x48/0x210 __device_attach_driver+0x160/0x320 bus_for_each_drv+0x101/0x190 __device_attach+0x198/0x3a0 device_initial_probe+0x78/0xa0 pci_bus_add_device+0x81/0xc0 pci_bus_add_devices+0x7e/0x190 enable_slot+0x9b9/0x1130 acpiphp_check_bridge.part.0+0x2e1/0x460 acpiphp_hotplug_notify+0x36c/0x3c0 acpi_device_hotplug+0x203/0xb10 acpi_hotplug_work_fn+0x59/0x80 ... Freed by task 41 on cpu 1 at 75.138639s: kasan_save_stack+0x24/0x50 kasan_save_track+0x17/0x60 kasan_save_free_info+0x3b/0x60 __kasan_slab_free+0x43/0x70 kfree+0x135/0x410 fst_remove_one+0x2ca/0x540 pci_device_remove+0xa6/0x1d0 device_release_driver_internal+0x364/0x530 pci_stop_bus_device+0x105/0x150 pci_stop_and_remove_bus_device+0xd/0x20 disable_slot+0x116/0x260 acpiphp_disable_and_eject_slot+0x4b/0x190 acpiphp_hotplug_notify+0x230/0x3c0 acpi_device_hotplug+0x203/0xb10 acpi_hotplug_work_fn+0x59/0x80 ... The buggy address belongs to the object at ffff88800aad1000 which belongs to the cache kmalloc-1k of size 1024 The buggy address is located 28 bytes inside of freed 1024-byte region The buggy address belongs to the physical page: page: refcount:0 mapcount:0 mapping:0000000000000000 index:0x0 pfn:0xaad0 head: order:3 mapcount:0 entire_mapcount:0 nr_pages_mapped:0 pincount:0 flags: 0x100000000000040(head|node=0|zone=1) page_type: f5(slab) raw: 0100000000000040 ffff888007042dc0 dead000000000122 0000000000000000 raw: 0000000000000000 0000000080100010 00000000f5000000 0000000000000000 head: 0100000000000040 ffff888007042dc0 dead000000000122 0000000000000000 head: 0000000000000000 0000000080100010 00000000f5000000 0000000000000000 head: 0100000000000003 ffffea00002ab401 00000000ffffffff 00000000ffffffff head: 0000000000000000 0000000000000000 00000000ffffffff 0000000000000000 page dumped because: kasan: bad access detected Memory state around the buggy address: ffff88800aad0f00: fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc ffff88800aad0f80: fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc >ffff88800aad1000: fa fb ---truncated---

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-43232?: 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: <IRQ> 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_softirqs+0x176/0x530 __irq_exit_rcu+0xab/0xe0 sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt+0x70/0x80 ... Allocated by task 41 on cpu 3 at 72.330843s: kasan_save_stack+0x24/0x50 kasan_save_track+0x17/0x60 __kasan_kmalloc+0x7f/0x90 fst_add_one+0x1a5/0x1cd0 local_pci_probe+0xdd/0x190 pci_device_probe+0x341/0x480 really_probe+0x1c6/0x6a0 __driver_probe_device+0x248/0x310 driver_probe_device+0x48/0x210 __device_attach_driver+0x160/0x320 bus_for_each_drv+0x101/0x190 __device_attach+0x198/0x3a0 device_initial_probe+0x78/0xa0 pci_bus_add_device+0x81/0xc0 pci_bus_add_devices+0x7e/0x190 enable_slot+0x9b9/0x1130 acpiphp_check_bridge.part.0+0x2e1/0x460 acpiphp_hotplug_notify+0x36c/0x3c0 acpi_device_hotplug+0x203/0xb10 acpi_hotplug_work_fn+0x59/0x80 ... Freed by task 41 on cpu 1 at 75.138639s: kasan_save_stack+0x24/0x50 kasan_save_track+0x17/0x60 kasan_save_free_info+0x3b/0x60 __kasan_slab_free+0x43/0x70 kfree+0x135/0x410 fst_remove_one+0x2ca/0x540 pci_device_remove+0xa6/0x1d0 device_release_driver_internal+0x364/0x530 pci_stop_bus_device+0x105/0x150 pci_stop_and_remove_bus_device+0xd/0x20 disable_slot+0x116/0x260 acpiphp_disable_and_eject_slot+0x4b/0x190 acpiphp_hotplug_notify+0x230/0x3c0 acpi_device_hotplug+0x203/0xb10 acpi_hotplug_work_fn+0x59/0x80 ... The buggy address belongs to the object at ffff88800aad1000 which belongs to the cache kmalloc-1k of size 1024 The buggy address is located 28 bytes inside of freed 1024-byte region The buggy address belongs to the physical page: page: refcount:0 mapcount:0 mapping:0000000000000000 index:0x0 pfn:0xaad0 head: order:3 mapcount:0 entire_mapcount:0 nr_pages_mapped:0 pincount:0 flags: 0x100000000000040(head|node=0|zone=1) page_type: f5(slab) raw: 0100000000000040 ffff888007042dc0 dead000000000122 0000000000000000 raw: 0000000000000000 0000000080100010 00000000f5000000 0000000000000000 head: 0100000000000040 ffff888007042dc0 dead000000000122 0000000000000000 head: 0000000000000000 0000000080100010 00000000f5000000 0000000000000000 head: 0100000000000003 ffffea00002ab401 00000000ffffffff 00000000ffffffff head: 0000000000000000 0000000000000000 00000000ffffffff 0000000000000000 page dumped because: kasan: bad access detected Memory state around the buggy address: ffff88800aad0f00: fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc ffff88800aad0f80: fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc >ffff88800aad1000: fa fb ---truncated---
How severe is CVE-2026-43232?: CVE-2026-43232 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 8.8, rated high severity. It is exploitable over network with low attack complexity, requires no privileges and user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is high, integrity high, and availability high.
Is CVE-2026-43232 being actively exploited?: It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 0% (31st percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
What products are affected by CVE-2026-43232?: CVE-2026-43232 primarily affects Linux Linux Kernel. In total, 2 product configurations (CPEs) are listed as vulnerable; see the affected-products list for the exact versions.
How do I fix CVE-2026-43232?: Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround. Given its high severity, prioritise patching exposed systems.
Does CVE-2026-43232 have an EU (EUVD) identifier?: Yes. CVE-2026-43232 is tracked in the ENISA EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD) as EUVD-2026-27795.
When was CVE-2026-43232 published?: CVE-2026-43232 was published on 2026-05-06 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

References

Affected products (2)

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*

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