In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
clsact: Fix use-after-free in init/destroy rollback asymmetry
Fix a use-after-free in the clsact qdisc upon init/destroy rollback asymmetry. The latter is achieved by first fully initializing a clsact instance, and then in a second step having a replacement failure for the new clsact qdisc instance. clsact_init() initializes ingress first and then takes care of the egress part. This can fail midway, for example, via tcf_block_get_ext(). Upon failure, the kernel will trigger the clsact_destroy() callback.
Commit 1cb6f0bae504 ("bpf: Fix too early release of tcx_entry") details the way how the transition is happening. If tcf_block_get_ext on the q->ingress_block ends up failing, we took the tcx_miniq_inc reference count on the ingress side, but not yet on the egress side. clsact_destroy() tests whether the {ingress,egress}_entry was non-NULL. However, even in midway failure on the replacement, both are in fact non-NULL with a valid egress_entry from the previous clsact instance.
What we really need to test for is whether the qdisc instance-specific ingress or egress side previously got initialized. This adds a small helper for checking the miniq initialization called mini_qdisc_pair_inited, and utilizes that upon clsact_destroy() in order to fix the use-after-free scenario. Convert the ingress_destroy() side as well so both are consistent to each other.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
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| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade kernel6.18-libbpfUpgrade kernel-livepatch-6.12.79-101.147Upgrade kernel-livepatch-6.18.20-20.229Upgrade perf6.18-debuginfoUpgrade bpftool6.12-debuginfoUpgrade bpftool6.12Upgrade kernel6.18-modules-extraUpgrade kernel6.12-libbpf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.12-tools-develUpgrade kernel6.12-libbpfUpgrade kernel6.18-tools-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.12-libbpf-develUpgrade kernel6.12-modules-extraUpgrade kernel6.12-modules-extra-commonUpgrade kernel6.12-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade kernel6.12Upgrade python3-perf6.12-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.18-debuginfoUpgrade bpftool6.18-debuginfoUpgrade perf6.12-debuginfoUpgrade python3-perf6.18-debuginfoUpgrade perf6.12Upgrade kernel6.18-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade kernel6.18-toolsUpgrade kernel6.12-libbpf-staticUpgrade kernel6.18-headersUpgrade kernel6.18-libbpf-develUpgrade python3-perf6.18Upgrade kernel6.12-tools-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.18-tools-develUpgrade kernel6.12-develUpgrade kernel6.18Upgrade kernel6.12-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.18-libbpf-staticUpgrade kernel6.12-headersUpgrade kernel6.18-modules-extra-commonUpgrade kernel6.18-develUpgrade kernel6.18-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade perf6.18Upgrade kernel6.12-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernel6.12-toolsUpgrade bpftool6.18Upgrade kernel6.18-libbpf-debuginfoUpgrade python3-perf6.12 | May 4, 2026 | Apr 2, 2026 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | Jul 23, 2026 | Jul 23, 2026 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 17, 2026 | Apr 2, 2026 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1033-xilinxUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1059-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-2050-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-6.8Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-gcp-6.8Upgrade linux-image-azure-fde-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-136-genericUpgrade linux-image-virtualUpgrade linux-image-xilinxUpgrade linux-image-gcpUpgrade linux-image-laptop-23.10Upgrade linux-image-intel-iotgUpgrade linux-image-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-oracle-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1059-gkeUpgrade linux-image-oracleUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04Upgrade linux-image-oem-20.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1064-gcpUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04dUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-intel-iot-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-rt-6.8Upgrade linux-image-aws-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-gcp-fips-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1059-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-136-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-realtime-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1064-gcp-fipsUpgrade linux-image-6.8.1-1056-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-136-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-gcp-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-azure-fips-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1064-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-azure-6.8Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-136-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-136-fipsUpgrade linux-image-xilinx-zynqmpUpgrade linux-image-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-6.8Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-gcp-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-gkeUpgrade linux-image-azure-fde-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-aws-64k-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-gke-6.8Upgrade linux-image-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-rtUpgrade linux-image-gcp-fipsUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-6.8Upgrade linux-image-ibm-6.8Upgrade linux-image-aws-6.8Upgrade linux-image-azure-fipsUpgrade linux-image-xilinx-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1061-awsUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1061-aws-fipsUpgrade linux-image-aws-fips-6.8Upgrade linux-image-oem-20.04dUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1062-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04cUpgrade linux-image-oem-20.04cUpgrade linux-image-virtual-6.8Upgrade linux-image-gcp-64k-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-fips-6.8Upgrade linux-image-azure-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1059-gke-64kUpgrade linux-image-oracle-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-raspiUpgrade linux-image-oracle-6.8Upgrade linux-image-gke-64kUpgrade linux-image-ibm-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-gkeop-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1059-nvidia-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1058-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-ibm-classicUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1030-nvidia-tegraUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1046-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1059-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-oracle-64k-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegraUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1063-azureUpgrade linux-image-generic-6.8Upgrade linux-image-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-aws-fipsUpgrade linux-image-kvmUpgrade linux-image-ibmUpgrade linux-image-fipsUpgrade linux-image-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1058-oracleUpgrade linux-image-realtime-6.8.1Upgrade linux-image-azureUpgrade linux-image-oem-20.04bUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04aUpgrade linux-image-raspi-6.8Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-raspi-realtime-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1061-ibmUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1063-azure-fipsUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1061-raspiUpgrade linux-image-gke-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1030-nvidia-tegra-rtUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1061-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-aws-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-oem-22.04b | Jul 21, 2026 | Jul 20, 2026 |
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