CVE-2026-43211

High

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: PCI: Fix pci_slot_trylock() error handling Commit a4e772898f8b ("PCI: Add missing bridge lock to pci_bus_lock()") delegates the bridge device's pci_dev_trylock() to pci_bus_trylock() in pci_slot_trylock(), but it forgets to remove the corresponding pci_dev_unlock() when pci_bus_trylock() fails. Before a4e772898f8b, the code did: if (!pci_dev_trylock(dev)) /* <- lock bridge device */ goto unlock; if (dev->subordinate) { if (!pci_bus_trylock(dev->subordinate)) { pci_dev_unlock(dev); /* <- unlock bridge device */ goto unlock; } } After a4e772898f8b the bridge-device lock is no longer taken, but the pci_dev_unlock(dev) on the failure path was left in place, leading to the bug. This yields one of two errors: 1. A warning that the lock is being unlocked when no one holds it. 2. An incorrect unlock of a lock that belongs to another thread. Fix it by removing the now-redundant pci_dev_unlock(dev) on the failure path. [Same patch later posted by Keith at https://patch.msgid.link/[email protected]]

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.8
Exploit probability—
ProductLinux Kernel
PublishedMay 6, 2026
First seenMay 6, 2026
Weakness typeCWE-667CWE-667

How to fix

Update
  • linux linux_kernel4.20, 5.5, 5.10.252, 5.15.202, 6.1.165, 6.6.128, 6.12.75, 6.18.16, 6.19.6 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
linux linux_kernel4.19.322 ≤ v < 4.20, 5.4.284 ≤ v < 5.5, 5.10.226 ≤ v < 5.10.252, 5.15.167 ≤ v < 5.15.202, 6.1.110 ≤ v < 6.1.165, 6.6.51 ≤ v < 6.6.128, 6.10.10 ≤ v < 6.12.75, 6.13 ≤ v < 6.18.16, 6.19 ≤ v < 6.19.64.20, 5.5, 5.10.252, 5.15.202, 6.1.165, 6.6.128, 6.12.75, 6.18.16, 6.19.6

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CVE-2026-43211 · Linux Kernel · Dark Radar