In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net: ipv6: flowlabel: defer exclusive option free until RCU teardown
`ip6fl_seq_show()` walks the global flowlabel hash under the seq-file RCU read-side lock and prints `fl->opt->opt_nflen` when an option block is present.
Exclusive flowlabels currently free `fl->opt` as soon as `fl->users` drops to zero in `fl_release()`. However, the surrounding `struct ip6_flowlabel` remains visible in the global hash table until later garbage collection removes it and `fl_free_rcu()` finally tears it down.
A concurrent `/proc/net/ip6_flowlabel` reader can therefore race that early `kfree()` and dereference freed option state, triggering a crash in `ip6fl_seq_show()`.
Fix this by keeping `fl->opt` alive until `fl_free_rcu()`. That matches the lifetime already required for the enclosing flowlabel while readers can still reach it under RCU.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.8
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade kernel-livepatch-5.10.253-252.1015Upgrade python-perfUpgrade bpftool-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-livepatch-5.15.204-143.230Upgrade perfUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade kernel-tools-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-tools-develUpgrade python-perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernelUpgrade perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-headers | May 20, 2026 | May 20, 2026 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade linuxUpgrade linux-6.1 | May 3, 2026 | May 3, 2026 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 17, 2026 | Apr 25, 2026 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-kvmUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-xilinx-6.8Upgrade linux-image-ibmUpgrade linux-image-ibm-5.15Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1111-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1104-kvmUpgrade linux-image-gcp-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1058-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1062-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-6.8Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-rt-5.15Upgrade linux-image-oem-22.04aUpgrade linux-image-realtime-6.8.1Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1106-ibmUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1108-gkeUpgrade linux-image-gke-5.15Upgrade linux-image-fipsUpgrade linux-image-gcp-64k-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-gkeop-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1059-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1030-nvidia-tegra-rtUpgrade linux-image-aws-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-raspi-6.8Upgrade linux-image-azure-5.15Upgrade 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linux-image-gcp-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-136-genericUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1064-gcp-fipsUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1075-xilinx-zynqmpUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1064-nvidia-tegraUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-kvm-5.15Upgrade linux-image-intel-iotgUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-fips-5.15Upgrade linux-image-azure-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-virtualUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-aws-5.15Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-136-fipsUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1059-gkeUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-5.15Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-6.8Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-5.15Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-5.15Upgrade linux-image-xilinx-zynqmpUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1106-raspiUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1109-oracleUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1053-nvidia-tegra-igxUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-azure-fips-6.8Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1112-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-oem-20.04bUpgrade linux-image-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-azure-fips-5.15Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-136-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1058-oracleUpgrade linux-image-oracle-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1112-gcpUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-5.15Upgrade linux-image-6.8.1-1056-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-2050-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1061-aws-fipsUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-184-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-realtime-5.15Upgrade linux-image-oem-20.04dUpgrade linux-image-oem-20.04cUpgrade linux-image-oem-20.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-igx-rtUpgrade linux-image-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-136-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-gkeop-5.15Upgrade linux-image-gcp-fips-6.8Upgrade linux-image-raspi-5.15Upgrade linux-image-oracle-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-oracleUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1112-gcp-fipsUpgrade linux-image-azure-6.8Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1107-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-gkeop | May 25, 2026 | Apr 25, 2026 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | May 27, 2026 | Apr 25, 2026 |
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