PCI: Fix pci_slot_trylock() error handling
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 3 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-667 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
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]]
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 5.10.226 to before 5.10.252; 5.15.167 to before 5.15.202; 6.1.110 to before 6.1.165; 6.6.51 to before 6.6.128; 4.19.322 to before 4.20; 5.4.284 to before 5.5; 6.10.10 to before 6.11 | 5.10.252, 5.15.202, 6.1.165, 6.6.128, 4.20, 5.5, 6.11 | Patch available | CNA |
| Linux | Linux | 6.11 and later | 5.10.252, 5.15.202, 6.1.165, 6.6.128, 6.12.75, 6.18.16, 6.19.6, 7.0 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 5.10.226 to before 5.10.252; 5.15.167 to before 5.15.202; 6.1.110 to before 6.1.165; 6.6.51 to before 6.6.128; 4.19.322 to before 4.20; 5.4.284 to before 5.5; 6.10.10 to before 6.11 Fixed in 5.10.252, 5.15.202, 6.1.165, 6.6.128, 4.20, 5.5, 6.11 Patch available CNA
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 6.11 and later Fixed in 5.10.252, 5.15.202, 6.1.165, 6.6.128, 6.12.75, 6.18.16, 6.19.6, 7.0 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.19.322 to before 4.20; 5.4.284 to before 5.5; 5.10.226 to before 5.10.252; 5.15.167 to before 5.15.202; 6.1.110 to before 6.1.165; 6.6.51 to before 6.6.128; 6.10.10 to before 6.12.75; 6.13 to before 6.18.16; 6.19 to before 6.19.6 | Vulnerable | Linux |
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.19.322 to before 4.20; 5.4.284 to before 5.5; 5.10.226 to before 5.10.252; 5.15.167 to before 5.15.202; 6.1.110 to before 6.1.165; 6.6.51 to before 6.6.128; 6.10.10 to before 6.12.75; 6.13 to before 6.18.16; 6.19 to before 6.19.6 Vulnerable ·Linux
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.10.252, 5.15.202, 6.1.165, 6.6.128, 4.20, 5.5, 6.11
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.10.252, 5.15.202, 6.1.165, 6.6.128, 6.12.75, 6.18.16, 6.19.6, 7.0
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Not affected: 2 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-43211
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3629-447p-wp7v
- 2026-10-16 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-19 Weakness changed · CISA ADP
References
Patch 8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ebb27b7399ab8b9eb1f792b329aa5f6250c590d4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fbe06a3058114bf95a17a4941b205f4b321c6f0a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/943ed56606a7ab2fe5a99cad572dd17d484310c7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a19b61fdb958ffadbba85b43c991eb9fc70c1c1c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0425aaf20b407d2f2cf3bf469808e4a35f9abb8b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bd435f4b738130d732ef64e0e57e45185f77165d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8b08ea9690b212b7bf7f12414039259cf34b1aa0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9368d1ee62829b08aa31836b3ca003803caf0b72
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Sources
- CVE-2026-43211 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-43211 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3629-447p-wp7v · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-43211 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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