In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ipv4: igmp: remove multicast group from hash table on device destruction
When a device is destroyed under RTNL, ip_mc_destroy_dev() iterates through the multicast list and calls ip_ma_put() on each membership, scheduling them for RCU reclamation. However, they are not unlinked from the device's multicast hash table (mc_hash).
Since the device remains published in dev->ip_ptr until after ip_mc_destroy_dev() completes, concurrent RCU readers traversing mc_hash can still locate and access the multicast group after its refcount is decremented. If the RCU callback runs and frees the group while a reader is accessing it, a use-after-free occurs.
Fix this by unlinking the multicast group from mc_hash using ip_mc_hash_remove() before scheduling it for reclamation.
BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in ip_check_mc_rcu+0x149/0x3f0 Read of size 4 at addr ffff888009bf1408 by task mausezahn/2276
Call Trace: <IRQ> dump_stack_lvl+0x67/0x90 print_report+0x175/0x7c0 kasan_report+0x147/0x180 ip_check_mc_rcu+0x149/0x3f0 udp_v4_early_demux+0x36d/0x12d0 ip_rcv_finish_core+0xb8b/0x1390 ip_rcv_finish+0x54/0x120 NF_HOOK+0x213/0x2b0 __netif_receive_skb+0x126/0x340 process_backlog+0x4f2/0xf00 __napi_poll+0x92/0x2c0 net_rx_action+0x583/0xc60 handle_softirqs+0x236/0x7f0 do_softirq+0x57/0x80 </IRQ>
Allocated by task 2239: kasan_save_track+0x3e/0x80 __kasan_kmalloc+0x72/0x90 ____ip_mc_inc_group+0x31a/0xa40 __ip_mc_join_group+0x334/0x3f0 do_ip_setsockopt+0x16fa/0x2010 ip_setsockopt+0x3f/0x90 do_sock_setsockopt+0x1ad/0x300
Freed by task 0: kasan_save_track+0x3e/0x80 kasan_save_free_info+0x40/0x50 __kasan_slab_free+0x3a/0x60 __rcu_free_sheaf_prepare+0xd4/0x220 rcu_free_sheaf+0x36/0x190 rcu_core+0x8d9/0x12f0 handle_softirqs+0x236/0x7f0
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_2023 | — | Upgrade python3-perfUpgrade microvm-kernel6.18Upgrade kernel-livepatch-6.12.100-125.179Upgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernel6.12Upgrade kernel6.18Upgrade kernel6.18-toolsUpgrade python3-perf6.18Upgrade kernel6.18-modules-extraUpgrade python3-perf6.18-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-livepatch-6.1.180-225.360Upgrade kernel6.18-headersUpgrade perf6.18Upgrade kernel6.12-headersUpgrade bpftool6.12-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-tools-debuginfoUpgrade python3-perf6.12Upgrade perf6.12-debuginfoUpgrade bpftool6.12Upgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-modules-extraUpgrade kernel6.18-modules-extra-commonUpgrade kernel6.12-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade kernel6.12-modules-extraUpgrade kernel6.12-toolsUpgrade perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-livepatch-6.18.39-79.141Upgrade kernel6.12-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernel-headersUpgrade kernel-tools-develUpgrade kernel6.12-develUpgrade kernel6.18-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade kernel6.18-tools-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.12-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.12-modules-extra-commonUpgrade kernel6.12-tools-develUpgrade perf6.18-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel6.18-tools-develUpgrade perf6.12Upgrade kernel-modules-extra-commonUpgrade kernel6.18-debuginfoUpgrade bpftool6.18-debuginfoUpgrade bpftool6.18Upgrade bpftool-debuginfoUpgrade perfUpgrade kernel6.18-develUpgrade kernel6.12-tools-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade kernel6.18-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade python3-perf6.12-debuginfoUpgrade python3-perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade bpftool | Aug 18, 2026 | Jul 25, 2026 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux-6.1Upgrade linuxUpgrade linux-6.12 | Jul 28, 2026 | Jul 28, 2026 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 30, 2026 | Jul 25, 2026 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1011-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1117-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-oem-20.04Upgrade linux-image-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-oracle-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-gcp-7.0Upgrade linux-image-aws-5.15Upgrade linux-image-gkeUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-bos-7.0Upgrade linux-image-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1123-azureUpgrade linux-image-azure-7.0Upgrade linux-image-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-fips-5.15Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-2018-nvidia-bosUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1012-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-5.15Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1013-ibmUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-2018-nvidia-bos-64kUpgrade linux-image-virtualUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1109-kvmUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1114-oracleUpgrade linux-image-aws-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1011-oracleUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1113-gkeUpgrade linux-image-realtime-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-198-genericUpgrade linux-image-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-realtime-64k-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-realtime-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-intel-iotgUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1011-gcpUpgrade linux-image-intel-iot-realtime-5.15Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1019-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-aws-64k-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-kvmUpgrade linux-image-intelUpgrade linux-image-gcpUpgrade linux-image-ibmUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-gke-64k-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-oem-26.04bUpgrade linux-image-xilinx-zynqmp-5.15Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-31-realtime-64kUpgrade linux-image-oem-20.04dUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1080-xilinx-zynqmpUpgrade linux-image-azure-fipsUpgrade linux-image-azure-lts-26.04Upgrade linux-image-intel-iot-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-gke-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-oracleUpgrade linux-image-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-azure-cvmUpgrade linux-image-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1006-gkeUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1006-gke-64kUpgrade linux-image-oem-20.04bUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1100-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-kvm-5.15Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-31-genericUpgrade linux-image-gke-5.15Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-azure-fde-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1013-oemUpgrade linux-image-oracle-7.0Upgrade linux-image-raspi-7.0Upgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-31-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1118-gcp-fipsUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1109-intel-iot-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-195-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-virtual-7.0Upgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-azure-fips-5.15Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1122-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1018-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-ibm-5.15Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-5.15Upgrade linux-image-xilinx-zynqmpUpgrade linux-image-oracle-5.15Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1123-azure-fipsUpgrade linux-image-azureUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-5.15Upgrade linux-image-raspi-realtime-7.0Upgrade linux-image-gcp-5.15Upgrade linux-image-aws-64k-5.15Upgrade linux-image-oem-26.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-7.0Upgrade linux-image-oracle-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-gcp-fipsUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-198-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-rt-6.8Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegraUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-bosUpgrade linux-image-gke-7.0Upgrade linux-image-aws-fipsUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-195-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-31-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-virtual-5.15Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1014-azureUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1036-nvidia-tegra-rtUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-5.15Upgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1011-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-oem-20.04cUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-gcp-fips-5.15Upgrade linux-image-fipsUpgrade linux-image-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-aws-fips-5.15Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-6.8Upgrade linux-image-gcp-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-aws-7.0Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-rtUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-198-fipsUpgrade linux-image-oem-26.04aUpgrade linux-image-ibm-7.0Upgrade linux-image-gke-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1036-nvidia-tegraUpgrade linux-image-generic-5.15Upgrade linux-image-gcp-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-intel-iotg-5.15Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-198-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-raspiUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1112-intel-iotgUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1018-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-azure-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-azure-5.15Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-bos-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-gkeop-5.15Upgrade linux-image-azure-fde-5.15Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1117-aws-fipsUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-aws-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-generic-7.0Upgrade linux-image-realtime-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-bos-64kUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1118-gcpUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1019-raspiUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1012-awsUpgrade linux-image-realtime-5.15Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1117-awsUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1116-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1111-ibmUpgrade linux-image-realtime-7.0Upgrade linux-image-oem-7.0Upgrade linux-image-gke-64k-7.0 | Sep 14, 2026 | Sep 7, 2026 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jul 31, 2026 | Jul 25, 2026 |
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