GHSA-XCP6-FCHG-2CM7
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-08-15 06:32 – Updated: 2026-10-03 12:31In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ipv4: fib: Don't dump dying fib_info in fib_leaf_notify().
syzbot reported use-after-free in nsim_fib4_prepare_event(). [0]
The problem is that the following functions call fib_info_hold() / refcount_inc() while dumping fib_info under RCU, which is unsafe.
- mlxsw_sp_router_fib4_event()
- rocker_router_fib_event()
- nsim_fib4_prepare_event()
refcount_inc_not_zero() must be used, but it would be too late there.
Let's guarantee the lifetime of fib_info in fib_leaf_notify().
Note that IPv6 does not need the corresponding change since fib6_table_dump() holds fib6_table.tb6_lock.
[0]: refcount_t: addition on 0; use-after-free. WARNING: lib/refcount.c:25 at refcount_warn_saturate+0x9f/0x110 lib/refcount.c:25, CPU#0: kworker/u8:15/3420 Modules linked in: CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 3420 Comm: kworker/u8:15 Not tainted syzkaller #0 PREEMPT_{RT,(full)} Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 04/18/2026 Workqueue: netns cleanup_net RIP: 0010:refcount_warn_saturate+0x9f/0x110 lib/refcount.c:25 Code: eb 66 85 db 74 3e 83 fb 01 75 4c e8 1b f1 22 fd 48 8d 3d 84 cb f1 0a 67 48 0f b9 3a eb 4a e8 08 f1 22 fd 48 8d 3d 81 cb f1 0a <67> 48 0f b9 3a eb 37 e8 f5 f0 22 fd 48 8d 3d 7e cb f1 0a 67 48 0f RSP: 0018:ffffc9000f2c7270 EFLAGS: 00010293 RAX: ffffffff84a18858 RBX: 0000000000000002 RCX: ffff888032ff9ec0 RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: ffffffff8f9353e0 RBP: 0000000000000000 R08: ffff888032ff9ec0 R09: 0000000000000005 R10: 0000000000000100 R11: 0000000000000004 R12: ffff8880570cc000 R13: dffffc0000000000 R14: ffff88802b40563c R15: ffff8880570cc000 FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff888126173000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 00007fb1f4d5d000 CR3: 000000006072a000 CR4: 00000000003526f0 Call Trace: __refcount_add include/linux/refcount.h:-1 [inline] __refcount_inc include/linux/refcount.h:366 [inline] refcount_inc include/linux/refcount.h:383 [inline] fib_info_hold include/net/ip_fib.h:629 [inline] nsim_fib4_prepare_event drivers/net/netdevsim/fib.c:930 [inline] nsim_fib_event_schedule_work drivers/net/netdevsim/fib.c:1000 [inline] nsim_fib_event_nb+0x1055/0x1240 drivers/net/netdevsim/fib.c:1043 call_fib_notifier+0x45/0x80 net/core/fib_notifier.c:25 call_fib_entry_notifier net/ipv4/fib_trie.c:90 [inline] fib_leaf_notify net/ipv4/fib_trie.c:2176 [inline] fib_table_notify net/ipv4/fib_trie.c:2194 [inline] fib_notify+0x36b/0x5e0 net/ipv4/fib_trie.c:2217 fib_net_dump net/core/fib_notifier.c:70 [inline] register_fib_notifier+0x184/0x360 net/core/fib_notifier.c:108 nsim_fib_create+0x85d/0x9f0 drivers/net/netdevsim/fib.c:1596 nsim_dev_reload_create drivers/net/netdevsim/dev.c:1604 [inline] nsim_dev_reload_up+0x374/0x7c0 drivers/net/netdevsim/dev.c:1058 devlink_reload+0x501/0x8d0 net/devlink/dev.c:475 devlink_pernet_pre_exit+0x1ff/0x420 net/devlink/core.c:558 ops_pre_exit_list net/core/net_namespace.c:161 [inline] ops_undo_list+0x187/0x940 net/core/net_namespace.c:234 cleanup_net+0x56e/0x800 net/core/net_namespace.c:702 process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3314 [inline] process_scheduled_works+0xb5d/0x1860 kernel/workqueue.c:3397 worker_thread+0xa53/0xfc0 kernel/workqueue.c:3478 kthread+0x388/0x470 kernel/kthread.c:436 ret_from_fork+0x514/0xb70 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-74289"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-08-15T06:22:28Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nipv4: fib: Don\u0027t dump dying fib_info in fib_leaf_notify().\n\nsyzbot reported use-after-free in nsim_fib4_prepare_event(). [0]\n\nThe problem is that the following functions call fib_info_hold() /\nrefcount_inc() while dumping fib_info under RCU, which is unsafe.\n\n * mlxsw_sp_router_fib4_event()\n * rocker_router_fib_event()\n * nsim_fib4_prepare_event()\n\nrefcount_inc_not_zero() must be used, but it would be too late\nthere.\n\nLet\u0027s guarantee the lifetime of fib_info in fib_leaf_notify().\n\nNote that IPv6 does not need the corresponding change since\nfib6_table_dump() holds fib6_table.tb6_lock.\n\n[0]:\nrefcount_t: addition on 0; use-after-free.\nWARNING: lib/refcount.c:25 at refcount_warn_saturate+0x9f/0x110 lib/refcount.c:25, CPU#0: kworker/u8:15/3420\nModules linked in:\nCPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 3420 Comm: kworker/u8:15 Not tainted syzkaller #0 PREEMPT_{RT,(full)}\nHardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 04/18/2026\nWorkqueue: netns cleanup_net\nRIP: 0010:refcount_warn_saturate+0x9f/0x110 lib/refcount.c:25\nCode: eb 66 85 db 74 3e 83 fb 01 75 4c e8 1b f1 22 fd 48 8d 3d 84 cb f1 0a 67 48 0f b9 3a eb 4a e8 08 f1 22 fd 48 8d 3d 81 cb f1 0a \u003c67\u003e 48 0f b9 3a eb 37 e8 f5 f0 22 fd 48 8d 3d 7e cb f1 0a 67 48 0f\nRSP: 0018:ffffc9000f2c7270 EFLAGS: 00010293\nRAX: ffffffff84a18858 RBX: 0000000000000002 RCX: ffff888032ff9ec0\nRDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: ffffffff8f9353e0\nRBP: 0000000000000000 R08: ffff888032ff9ec0 R09: 0000000000000005\nR10: 0000000000000100 R11: 0000000000000004 R12: ffff8880570cc000\nR13: dffffc0000000000 R14: ffff88802b40563c R15: ffff8880570cc000\nFS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff888126173000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000\nCS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033\nCR2: 00007fb1f4d5d000 CR3: 000000006072a000 CR4: 00000000003526f0\nCall Trace:\n \u003cTASK\u003e\n __refcount_add include/linux/refcount.h:-1 [inline]\n __refcount_inc include/linux/refcount.h:366 [inline]\n refcount_inc include/linux/refcount.h:383 [inline]\n fib_info_hold include/net/ip_fib.h:629 [inline]\n nsim_fib4_prepare_event drivers/net/netdevsim/fib.c:930 [inline]\n nsim_fib_event_schedule_work drivers/net/netdevsim/fib.c:1000 [inline]\n nsim_fib_event_nb+0x1055/0x1240 drivers/net/netdevsim/fib.c:1043\n call_fib_notifier+0x45/0x80 net/core/fib_notifier.c:25\n call_fib_entry_notifier net/ipv4/fib_trie.c:90 [inline]\n fib_leaf_notify net/ipv4/fib_trie.c:2176 [inline]\n fib_table_notify net/ipv4/fib_trie.c:2194 [inline]\n fib_notify+0x36b/0x5e0 net/ipv4/fib_trie.c:2217\n fib_net_dump net/core/fib_notifier.c:70 [inline]\n register_fib_notifier+0x184/0x360 net/core/fib_notifier.c:108\n nsim_fib_create+0x85d/0x9f0 drivers/net/netdevsim/fib.c:1596\n nsim_dev_reload_create drivers/net/netdevsim/dev.c:1604 [inline]\n nsim_dev_reload_up+0x374/0x7c0 drivers/net/netdevsim/dev.c:1058\n devlink_reload+0x501/0x8d0 net/devlink/dev.c:475\n devlink_pernet_pre_exit+0x1ff/0x420 net/devlink/core.c:558\n ops_pre_exit_list net/core/net_namespace.c:161 [inline]\n ops_undo_list+0x187/0x940 net/core/net_namespace.c:234\n cleanup_net+0x56e/0x800 net/core/net_namespace.c:702\n process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3314 [inline]\n process_scheduled_works+0xb5d/0x1860 kernel/workqueue.c:3397\n worker_thread+0xa53/0xfc0 kernel/workqueue.c:3478\n kthread+0x388/0x470 kernel/kthread.c:436\n ret_from_fork+0x514/0xb70 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158\n ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245\n \u003c/TASK\u003e",
"id": "GHSA-xcp6-fchg-2cm7",
"modified": "2026-10-03T12:31:03Z",
"published": "2026-08-15T06:32:28Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-74289"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/06b693d2eb6651a63ad85bad8673de3b7d4edd6d"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/676482da8d938ea72c26da0fc86af2d2ec238ab2"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7907a395701b339c2d68f37456d395e953c74795"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bea03e887db5a8a79234531faf14cf2c4d8816c3"
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
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