CVE-2026-43276 net: mana: Fix double destroy_workqueue on service rescan PCI path
A use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's mana network driver allows a local attacker to cause a system crash via a specific PCI rescan sequence.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2026-43276?
CVE-2026-43276 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 6 May 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net: mana: Fix double destroy_workqueue on service rescan PCI path
While testing corner cases in the driver, a use-after-free crash was found on the service rescan PCI path.
When mana_serv_reset() calls mana_gd_suspend(), mana_gd_cleanup() destroys gc->service_wq. If the subsequent mana_gd_resume() fails with -ETIMEDOUT or -EPROTO, the code falls through to mana_serv_rescan() which triggers pci_stop_and_remove_bus_device(). This invokes the PCI .remove callback (mana_gd_remove), which calls mana_gd_cleanup() a second time, attempting to destroy the already- freed workqueue. Fix this by NULL-checking gc->service_wq in mana_gd_cleanup() and setting it to NULL after destruction.
Call stack of issue for reference: [Sat Feb 21 18:53:48 2026] Call Trace: [Sat Feb 21 18:53:48 2026] <TASK> [Sat Feb 21 18:53:48 2026] mana_gd_cleanup+0x33/0x70 [mana] [Sat Feb 21 18:53:48 2026] mana_gd_remove+0x3a/0xc0 [mana] [Sat Feb 21 18:53:48 2026] pci_device_remove+0x41/0xb0 [Sat Feb 21 18:53:48 2026] device_remove+0x46/0x70 [Sat Feb 21 18:53:48 2026] device_release_driver_internal+0x1e3/0x250 [Sat Feb 21 18:53:48 2026] device_release_driver+0x12/0x20 [Sat Feb 21 18:53:48 2026] pci_stop_bus_device+0x6a/0x90 [Sat Feb 21 18:53:48 2026] pci_stop_and_remove_bus_device+0x13/0x30 [Sat Feb 21 18:53:48 2026] mana_do_service+0x180/0x290 [mana] [Sat Feb 21 18:53:48 2026] mana_serv_func+0x24/0x50 [mana] [Sat Feb 21 18:53:48 2026] process_one_work+0x190/0x3d0 [Sat Feb 21 18:53:48 2026] worker_thread+0x16e/0x2e0 [Sat Feb 21 18:53:48 2026] kthread+0xf7/0x130 [Sat Feb 21 18:53:48 2026] ? __pfx_worker_thread+0x10/0x10 [Sat Feb 21 18:53:48 2026] ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10 [Sat Feb 21 18:53:48 2026] ret_from_fork+0x269/0x350 [Sat Feb 21 18:53:48 2026] ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10 [Sat Feb 21 18:53:48 2026] ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 [Sat Feb 21 18:53:48 2026] </TASK>
Weakness: CWE-415
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-43276?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2026-43276?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.
Is CVE-2026-43276 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-43276 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel
Sources
Also known as BELL-CVE-2026-43276, DEBIAN-CVE-2026-43276, GHSA-hv6m-q2m2-vxvr, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43276.