Bug 2464449 (CVE-2026-43056)

Summary: CVE-2026-43056 kernel: net: mana: fix use-after-free in add_adev() error path
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A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's mana network driver. An issue in the error handling of the `add_adev()` function can lead to a use-after-free vulnerability. This occurs when memory is released prematurely but then accessed again, which could allow a local attacker to cause a system crash (denial of service) or potentially gain elevated access (privilege escalation).
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-05-01 15:07:26 UTC 
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

net: mana: fix use-after-free in add_adev() error path

If auxiliary_device_add() fails, add_adev() jumps to add_fail and calls
auxiliary_device_uninit(adev).

The auxiliary device has its release callback set to adev_release(),
which frees the containing struct mana_adev. Since adev is embedded in
struct mana_adev, the subsequent fall-through to init_fail and access
to adev->id may result in a use-after-free.

Fix this by saving the allocated auxiliary device id in a local
variable before calling auxiliary_device_add(), and use that saved id
in the cleanup path after auxiliary_device_uninit().
Comment 1 Keith Grant 2026-05-01 19:00:37 UTC 
Upstream advisory:
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2026050108-CVE-2026-43056-fefd@gregkh/T