CVE-2026-31504
CVE.org · Published
- Record status
- Published
- Identifier year (not publication year)
- 2026
- Source publication
- Source updated
- Imported by cveboard
- Source snapshot
- cve_2026-10-24_midnight_baseline ·
CNA source text (English)
net: fix fanout UAF in packet_release() via NETDEV_UP race
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: fix fanout UAF in packet_release() via NETDEV_UP race `packet_release()` has a race window where `NETDEV_UP` can re-register a socket into a fanout group's `arr[]` array. The re-registration is not cleaned up by `fanout_release()`, leaving a dangling pointer in the fanout array. `packet_release()` does NOT zero `po->num` in its `bind_lock` section. After releasing `bind_lock`, `po->num` is still non-zero and `po->ifindex` still matches the bound device. A concurrent `packet_notifier(NETDEV_UP)` that already found the socket in `sklist` can re-register the hook. For fanout sockets, this re-registration calls `__fanout_link(sk, po)` which adds the socket back into `f->arr[]` and increments `f->num_members`, but does NOT increment `f->sk_ref`. The fix sets `po->num` to zero in `packet_release` while `bind_lock` is held to prevent NETDEV_UP from linking, preventing the race window. This bug was found following an additional audit with Claude Code based on CVE-2025-38617.
Scoped product and version facts
Fix information unknown; no fixed version is derived here. Missing information does not prove that no fix exists.
Exploitation unknown; this catalogue does not assess exploitation.
Linux
- Vendor
- Linux
- Product
- Linux
- Platforms
- Unknown
- Default status
unaffected
| Version (version) | Status (status) | Version scheme (versionType) | Exclusive end (lessThan) | Inclusive end (lessThanOrEqual) | Status changes (at → status) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ce06b03e60fc19c680d1bf873e779bf11c2fc518 | affected | git | ee642b1962caa9aa231c01abbd58bc453ae6b66e | Unavailable | None listed |
| ce06b03e60fc19c680d1bf873e779bf11c2fc518 | affected | git | 42cfd7898eeed290c9fb73f732af1f7d6b0a703e | Unavailable | None listed |
| ce06b03e60fc19c680d1bf873e779bf11c2fc518 | affected | git | 1b4c03f8892d955385c202009af7485364731bb9 | Unavailable | None listed |
| ce06b03e60fc19c680d1bf873e779bf11c2fc518 | affected | git | 654386baef228c2992dbf604c819e4c7c35fc71b | Unavailable | None listed |
| ce06b03e60fc19c680d1bf873e779bf11c2fc518 | affected | git | 75fe6db23705a1d55160081f7b37db9665b1880b | Unavailable | None listed |
| ce06b03e60fc19c680d1bf873e779bf11c2fc518 | affected | git | d0c7cdc15fdf8c4f91aca1928e52295d175b6ec6 | Unavailable | None listed |
| ce06b03e60fc19c680d1bf873e779bf11c2fc518 | affected | git | ceccbfc6de720ad633519a226715989cfb065af1 | Unavailable | None listed |
| ce06b03e60fc19c680d1bf873e779bf11c2fc518 | affected | git | 42156f93d123436f2a27c468f18c966b7e5db796 | Unavailable | None listed |
Linux
- Vendor
- Linux
- Product
- Linux
- Platforms
- Unknown
- Default status
affected
| Version (version) | Status (status) | Version scheme (versionType) | Exclusive end (lessThan) | Inclusive end (lessThanOrEqual) | Status changes (at → status) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | affected | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | None listed |
| 0 | unaffected | semver | 3.1 | Unavailable | None listed |
| 5.10.253 | unaffected | semver | Unavailable | 5.10.* | None listed |
| 5.15.203 | unaffected | semver | Unavailable | 5.15.* | None listed |
| 6.1.168 | unaffected | semver | Unavailable | 6.1.* | None listed |
| 6.6.131 | unaffected | semver | Unavailable | 6.6.* | None listed |
| 6.12.80 | unaffected | semver | Unavailable | 6.12.* | None listed |
| 6.18.21 | unaffected | semver | Unavailable | 6.18.* | None listed |
| 6.19.11 | unaffected | semver | Unavailable | 6.19.* | None listed |
| 7.0 | unaffected | original_commit_for_fix | Unavailable | * | None listed |