FKIE_CVE-2026-74255
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-08-15 06:22 - Updated: 2026-08-17 06:19
Severity
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
tipc: fix UAF in tipc_l2_send_msg()
Syzbot reported a slab-use-after-free in ipvlan_hard_header() when
called from tipc_l2_send_msg().
The root cause is that tipc_disable_l2_media() calls synchronize_net()
while b->media_ptr is still valid. This allows concurrent RCU readers
to obtain the device pointer after synchronize_net() has finished.
The pointer is cleared later in bearer_disable(), but without any
subsequent synchronization, allowing the device to be freed while
still in use by readers.
Fix this by clearing b->media_ptr in tipc_disable_l2_media() before
calling synchronize_net().
This is safe to do now because the call order in bearer_disable()
was reversed in 0d051bf93c06 ("tipc: make bearer packet filtering generic")
to call tipc_node_delete_links() (which needs the pointer) before
disable_media().
https: //lore.kernel.org/netdev/6a2c1007.428ffe26.258b27.015d.GAE@google.com/T/#u
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|
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"product": "Linux",
"programFiles": [
"net/tipc/bearer.c"
],
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],
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"versions": [
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"version": "4.4"
},
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"status": "unaffected",
"version": "0",
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"lessThanOrEqual": "5.10.*",
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"version": "5.10.261",
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"version": "5.15.212",
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},
{
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"status": "unaffected",
"version": "6.1.178",
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},
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"version": "6.6.145",
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},
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"version": "6.12.97",
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},
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"version": "6.18.40",
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"version": "7.1.5",
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},
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}
]
}
],
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}
],
"cveTags": [],
"descriptions": [
{
"lang": "en",
"value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ntipc: fix UAF in tipc_l2_send_msg()\n\nSyzbot reported a slab-use-after-free in ipvlan_hard_header() when\ncalled from tipc_l2_send_msg().\n\nThe root cause is that tipc_disable_l2_media() calls synchronize_net()\nwhile b-\u003emedia_ptr is still valid. This allows concurrent RCU readers\nto obtain the device pointer after synchronize_net() has finished.\nThe pointer is cleared later in bearer_disable(), but without any\nsubsequent synchronization, allowing the device to be freed while\nstill in use by readers.\n\nFix this by clearing b-\u003emedia_ptr in tipc_disable_l2_media() before\ncalling synchronize_net().\n\nThis is safe to do now because the call order in bearer_disable()\nwas reversed in 0d051bf93c06 (\"tipc: make bearer packet filtering generic\")\nto call tipc_node_delete_links() (which needs the pointer) before\ndisable_media().\n\nhttps: //lore.kernel.org/netdev/6a2c1007.428ffe26.258b27.015d.GAE@google.com/T/#u"
}
],
"id": "CVE-2026-74255",
"lastModified": "2026-08-17T06:19:18.780",
"metrics": {
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"attackComplexity": "LOW",
"attackVector": "NETWORK",
"availabilityImpact": "HIGH",
"baseScore": 9.8,
"baseSeverity": "CRITICAL",
"confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
"integrityImpact": "HIGH",
"privilegesRequired": "NONE",
"scope": "UNCHANGED",
"userInteraction": "NONE",
"vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"version": "3.1"
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"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
"type": "Secondary"
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},
"published": "2026-08-15T06:22:24.627",
"references": [
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"sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
"vulnStatus": "Received"
}
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