CVE-2026-23001

HIGH

Linux Kernel Use-After-Free in macvlan_forward_source

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: macvlan: fix possible UAF in macvlan_forward_source() Add RCU protection on (struct macvlan_source_entry)->vlan. Whenever macvlan_hash_del_source() is called, we must clear entry->vlan pointer before RCU grace period starts. This allows macvlan_forward_source() to skip over entries queued for freeing. Note that macvlan_dev are already RCU protected, as they are embedded in a standard netdev (netdev_priv(ndev)). https: //lore.kernel.org/netdev/[email protected]/T/#u

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0001
EPSS Percentile 1.4%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-416
Status published
Products (25)
linux/Kernel 3.18.0 - 5.10.249linux
linux/Kernel 5.11.0 - 5.15.199linux
linux/Kernel 5.16.0 - 6.1.162linux
linux/Kernel 6.13.0 - 6.18.7linux
linux/Kernel 6.2.0 - 6.6.122linux
linux/Kernel 6.7.0 - 6.12.67linux
Linux/Linux < 3.18
Linux/Linux 3.18
Linux/Linux 5.10.249 - 5.10.*
Linux/Linux 5.15.199 - 5.15.*
... and 15 more
Published Jan 25, 2026
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026