CVE-2026-43479

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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: usb: lan78xx: fix WARN in __netif_napi_del_loc

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: usb: lan78xx: fix WARN in __netif_napi_del_locked on disconnect Remove redundant netif_napi_del() call from disconnect path. A WARN may be triggered in __netif_napi_del_locked() during USB device disconnect: WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 11 at net/core/dev.c:7417 __netif_napi_del_locked+0x2b4/0x350 This happens because netif_napi_del() is called in the disconnect path while NAPI is still enabled. However, it is not necessary to call netif_napi_del() explicitly, since unregister_netdev() will handle NAPI teardown automatically and safely.

Removing the redundant call avoids triggering the warning. Full trace: lan78xx 1-1:1.0 enu1: Failed to read register index 0x000000c4. ret = -ENODEV lan78xx 1-1:1.0 enu1: Failed to set MAC down with error -ENODEV lan78xx 1-1:1.0 enu1: Link is Down lan78xx 1-1:1.0 enu1: Failed to read register index 0x00000120. ret = -ENODEV ------------[ cut here ]------------ WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 11 at net/core/dev.c:7417 __netif_napi_del_locked+0x2b4/0x350 Modules linked in: flexcan can_dev fuse CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 11 Comm: kworker/0:1 Not tainted 6.16.0-rc2-00624-ge926949dab03 #9 PREEMPT Hardware name: SKOV IMX8MP CPU revC - bd500 (DT) Workqueue: usb_hub_wq hub_event pstate: 60000005 (nZCv daif -PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--) pc : __netif_napi_del_locked+0x2b4/0x350 lr : __netif_napi_del_locked+0x7c/0x350 sp : ffffffc085b673c0 x29: ffffffc085b673c0 x28: ffffff800b7f2000 x27: ffffff800b7f20d8 x26: ffffff80110bcf58 x25: ffffff80110bd978 x24: 1ffffff0022179eb x23: ffffff80110bc000 x22: ffffff800b7f5000 x21: ffffff80110bc000 x20: ffffff80110bcf38 x19: ffffff80110bcf28 x18: dfffffc000000000 x17: ffffffc081578940 x16: ffffffc08284cee0 x15: 0000000000000028 x14: 0000000000000006 x13: 0000000000040000 x12: ffffffb0022179e8 x11: 1ffffff0022179e7 x10: ffffffb0022179e7 x9 : dfffffc000000000 x8 : 0000004ffdde8619 x7 : ffffff80110bcf3f x6 : 0000000000000001 x5 : ffffff80110bcf38 x4 : ffffff80110bcf38 x3 : 0000000000000000 x2 : 0000000000000000 x1 : 1ffffff0022179e7 x0 : 0000000000000000 Call trace: __netif_napi_del_locked+0x2b4/0x350 (P) lan78xx_disconnect+0xf4/0x360 usb_unbind_interface+0x158/0x718 device_remove+0x100/0x150 device_release_driver_internal+0x308/0x478 device_release_driver+0x1c/0x30 bus_remove_device+0x1a8/0x368 device_del+0x2e0/0x7b0 usb_disable_device+0x244/0x540 usb_disconnect+0x220/0x758 hub_event+0x105c/0x35e0 process_one_work+0x760/0x17b0 worker_thread+0x768/0xce8 kthread+0x3bc/0x690 ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20 irq event stamp: 211604 hardirqs last enabled at (211603): [<ffffffc0828cc9ec>] _raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore+0x84/0x98 hardirqs last disabled at (211604): [<ffffffc0828a9a84>] el1_dbg+0x24/0x80 softirqs last enabled at (211296): [<ffffffc080095f10>] handle_softirqs+0x820/0xbc8 softirqs last disabled at (210993): [<ffffffc080010288>] __do_softirq+0x18/0x20 ---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]--- lan78xx 1-1:1.0 enu1: failed to kill vid 0081/0.

EPSS 0.00022

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This page is every public fact about CVE-2026-43479, cross-linked. Its job is to answer one question fast - does this need my attention now? - and then hand you the two things you do about it. Here is how an analyst reads it.

Triage: should I act now? Four signals, and they are not interchangeable:

CVSSseverity - how bad it is IF exploited, 0-10. A high CVSS alone is not urgency; a flaw can be a perfect 10 and never actually be attacked. EPSSprobability - a model’s estimate of the chance it is exploited in the next 30 days, 0-1. This is the “will it actually happen” signal. CISA KEVconfirmed - it is being exploited in the wild right now. The strongest signal on the page; KEV beats any score. Weaponisedavailability - public exploits / PoCs, and especially Metasploit modules rated Excellent / Great. Reliable, packaged exploit code means low-skill attackers can use it today.

How they combine: KEV, or a dependable Metasploit module, means patch now regardless of CVSS. High CVSS + low EPSS + no exploit is real but not an emergency - schedule it. Low CVSS but KEV-listed still gets patched now. The verdict above already weighed these for you; this is how it got there.

Then what - two workflows:

Detectwhen you cannot patch today, follow this CVE to the ATT&CK techniques it enables, then Build a SIEM detection (the green button) - author a rule, test it in Atomic, deploy it. That buys visibility while the patch waits. PatchAffected products / packages tell you if you are exposed; Fixed versions by distribution and Vendor advisories give the exact version that closes it.

Reading order for the panels below: verdict + badges, then Public exploits / Metasploit (is it weaponised), then ATT&CK techniques + Sigma / IDS rules (can I detect it), then Affected products / packages + Fixed versions (am I exposed, what patches it), then Threat actors / IOCs (who uses it), then Scoring & timeline / references (the evidence).

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Fixed versions by distribution

The package version that resolves this CVE on each Linux distribution, from the vendor’s published security data. fixed in shows a patched version exists; open means the package is listed as affected with no fix yet.
suse sle15cluster-md-kmp-default open
suse sle15dlm-kmp-default open
suse sle15gfs2-kmp-default open
suse sle15kernel-default open
suse sle15kernel-default-base open
suse sle15kernel-default-devel open
suse sle15kernel-default-extra open
suse sle15kernel-default-livepatch open
suse sle15kernel-default-livepatch-devel open
suse sle15kernel-default-man open
suse sle15kernel-devel open
suse sle15kernel-devel-rt open
suse sle15kernel-macros open
suse sle15kernel-source open
suse sle15kernel-source-rt open
suse sle15ocfs2-kmp-default open
suse sle15reiserfs-kmp-default open

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Published to NVD13 May 2026 · 04:16 PM

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References & Sources

Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/20ce2bd1c1848414c5d3520d301ed3f5751ed634

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/312c816c6bc30342bc30dca0d6db617ab4d3ae4e

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/395a8b903738511f536c97c427e15ef038e1a11c