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CVE-2026-98122

Linux: vxlan: mdb: Fix use-after-free in vxlan_mdb_remote_src_del()

Linux LinuxOperating systems
CVSS
7.8High
ExploitationNo known exploitationNot in CISA KEV, which does not prove it is unexploitedCISA KEV
Exploit odds (EPSS)0.13%Chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 2% of CVEs. Scored 23 Oct 2026FIRST EPSS
Fixed in069d5527bb0f229e528fa88c6b72f15060c373f2Also 74e2a56c82209b0335b53e25f19f9b0590e2483d, 71203a41d6fa2fa0ea2f3a7541987958bd3694fd and 1 moreCVE List
Published25 Sep 2026Updated 19 Oct 2026CVE List

What fixes it

  • 069d5527bb0f229e528fa88c6b72f15060c373f2LinuxCVE List
  • 74e2a56c82209b0335b53e25f19f9b0590e2483dLinuxCVE List
  • 71203a41d6fa2fa0ea2f3a7541987958bd3694fdLinuxCVE List
  • 4aa61c88b4e292e10abdfd791334b8272108d68aLinuxCVE List

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Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

vxlan: mdb: Fix use-after-free in vxlan_mdb_remote_src_del()

vxlan_mdb_is_valid_source(), which validates MDBE_ATTR_SOURCE and every MDBE_ATTR_SRC_LIST member, accepts the all-zeros address.

A source list is only accepted on a (*, G) entry, whose source is the all-zeros address, and for each member of the list an (S, G) entry is derived from it by substituting the source. Entries are keyed by a plain memcmp() of struct vxlan_mdb_entry_key, so if MDBE_ATTR_SOURCE is present and holds the all-zeros address and the source list holds it as well, the derived (S, G) key is byte-identical to the (*, G) key and resolves to the same entry. Omitting MDBE_ATTR_SOURCE is not equivalent, as the key is then left with a zero address family.

vxlan_mdb_remote_src_del() removes the forwarding entry of a source before freeing the source entry:

vxlan_mdb_remote_src_fwd_del(vxlan, group, remote, &ent->addr); vxlan_mdb_remote_src_entry_del(ent);

With the keys aliased, the first call deletes the remote of the entry that owns 'ent' instead of a separate (S, G) entry, and frees 'ent'. The second call then runs on the freed entry, and its hlist_del() reads ->pprev and ->next out of it and writes through them.

Adding the (*, G) entry with NLM_F_REPLACE and no source list marks the all-zeros source for deletion and reaches this from the sweep at the end of vxlan_mdb_remote_srcs_replace().

BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in __vxlan_mdb_add+0x1cd/0xd70 Read of size 8 at addr ffff888102852500 by task poc/84 __vxlan_mdb_add+0x1cd/0xd70 vxlan_mdb_add+0xc0/0x140 rtnl_mdb_add+0x157/0x2a0 rtnetlink_rcv_msg+0x207/0x5a0 Allocated by task 84: __kmalloc_cache_noprof+0x153/0x360 vxlan_mdb_remote_srcs_add+0x2eb/0x440 __vxlan_mdb_add+0x803/0xd70 Freed by task 84: kfree+0x14c/0x3b0 vxlan_mdb_remote_del+0x129/0x1a0 __vxlan_mdb_del+0x4f/0xe0 vxlan_mdb_remote_src_fwd_del.isra.0+0x162/0x1b0 __vxlan_mdb_add+0x1c5/0xd70

The MDB operations are netns-scoped, so an unprivileged user can perform them in a new user and network namespace.

Reject the all-zeros address in vxlan_mdb_is_valid_source(), which covers both call sites. A (*, G) entry is expressed by omitting the source, so nothing legitimate is refused.

Discovered by XBOW, triaged by Baul Lee <baul.lee@xbow.com>

Text from CVE List

Affected versions 12

  • Linuxaffected: a3a48de5eade770e911d35291217bdd69ce04ef1 before 069d5527bb0f229e528fa88c6b72f15060c373f2CVE List
  • Linuxaffected: a3a48de5eade770e911d35291217bdd69ce04ef1 before e12c903fd13c6261b98ca18d8f70ac26e739e2f8CVE List
  • Linuxaffected: a3a48de5eade770e911d35291217bdd69ce04ef1 before 74e2a56c82209b0335b53e25f19f9b0590e2483dCVE List
  • Linuxaffected: a3a48de5eade770e911d35291217bdd69ce04ef1 before 71203a41d6fa2fa0ea2f3a7541987958bd3694fdCVE List
  • Linuxaffected: a3a48de5eade770e911d35291217bdd69ce04ef1 before 4aa61c88b4e292e10abdfd791334b8272108d68aCVE List
  • Linuxaffected: 6.4CVE List
  • Linuxunaffected: all versions before 6.4CVE List
  • Linuxunaffected: 6.6.158 through 6.6.*CVE List
  • Linuxunaffected: 6.12.111 through 6.12.*CVE List
  • Linuxunaffected: 6.18.53 through 6.18.*CVE List
  • Linuxunaffected: 7.2.7 through 7.2.*CVE List
  • Linuxunaffected: 7.3CVE List

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