In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
xsk: Fix xsk_diag use-after-free error during socket cleanup
Fix a use-after-free error that is possible if the xsk_diag interface is used after the socket has been unbound from the device. This can happen either due to the socket being closed or the device disappearing. In the early days of AF_XDP, the way we tested that a socket was not bound to a device was to simply check if the netdevice pointer in the xsk socket structure was NULL. Later, a better system was introduced by having an explicit state variable in the xsk socket struct. For example, the state of a socket that is on the way to being closed and has been unbound from the device is XSK_UNBOUND.
The commit in the Fixes tag below deleted the old way of signalling that a socket is unbound, setting dev to NULL. This in the belief that all code using the old way had been exterminated. That was unfortunately not true as the xsk diagnostics code was still using the old way and thus does not work as intended when a socket is going down. Fix this by introducing a test against the state variable. If the socket is in the state XSK_UNBOUND, simply abort the diagnostic's netlink operation.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade perfUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade bpftoolUpgrade python-perfUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade bpftool-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-livepatch-5.15.133-86.144Upgrade kernel-tools-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-tools-develUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade perf-debuginfoUpgrade python-perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 | May 20, 2026 | May 20, 2026 |
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-libbpfUpgrade kernel-tools-debuginfoUpgrade bpftool-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernel-libbpf-staticUpgrade kernel-libbpf-develUpgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-livepatch-6.1.55-75.123Upgrade bpftoolUpgrade python3-perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade kernel-tools-develUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade python3-perfUpgrade perf-debuginfoUpgrade perf | Oct 16, 2025 | Sep 18, 2025 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | Sep 22, 2025 | Sep 22, 2025 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 17, 2026 | Sep 18, 2025 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-aws-fipsUpgrade linux-gcp-fipsUpgrade linux-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-xilinx-zynqmpUpgrade linux-oracleUpgrade linux-ibm-5.15Upgrade linux-gkeopUpgrade linux-intel-iot-realtimeUpgrade linux-nvidia-tegra-igxUpgrade linux-oracle-5.15Upgrade linux-azure-5.15Upgrade linuxUpgrade linux-ibmUpgrade linux-gcpUpgrade linux-nvidiaUpgrade linux-kvmUpgrade linux-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-intel-iotgUpgrade linux-azureUpgrade linux-riscv-5.15Upgrade linux-hwe-5.15Upgrade linux-gkeUpgrade linux-aws-5.15Upgrade linux-intel-iotg-5.15Upgrade linux-realtimeUpgrade linux-nvidia-tegraUpgrade linux-gcp-5.15Upgrade linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15Upgrade linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15Upgrade linux-raspiUpgrade linux-awsUpgrade linux-fipsUpgrade linux-bluefield | Sep 26, 2025 | Sep 18, 2025 |
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