In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
page_pool: Fix use-after-free in page_pool_recycle_in_ring
syzbot reported a uaf in page_pool_recycle_in_ring:
BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in lock_release+0x151/0xa30 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5862 Read of size 8 at addr ffff8880286045a0 by task syz.0.284/6943
CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 6943 Comm: syz.0.284 Not tainted 6.13.0-rc3-syzkaller-gdfa94ce54f41 #0 Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 09/13/2024 Call Trace: <TASK> __dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:94 [inline] dump_stack_lvl+0x241/0x360 lib/dump_stack.c:120 print_address_description mm/kasan/report.c:378 [inline] print_report+0x169/0x550 mm/kasan/report.c:489 kasan_report+0x143/0x180 mm/kasan/report.c:602 lock_release+0x151/0xa30 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5862 __raw_spin_unlock_bh include/linux/spinlock_api_smp.h:165 [inline] _raw_spin_unlock_bh+0x1b/0x40 kernel/locking/spinlock.c:210 spin_unlock_bh include/linux/spinlock.h:396 [inline] ptr_ring_produce_bh include/linux/ptr_ring.h:164 [inline] page_pool_recycle_in_ring net/core/page_pool.c:707 [inline] page_pool_put_unrefed_netmem+0x748/0xb00 net/core/page_pool.c:826 page_pool_put_netmem include/net/page_pool/helpers.h:323 [inline] page_pool_put_full_netmem include/net/page_pool/helpers.h:353 [inline] napi_pp_put_page+0x149/0x2b0 net/core/skbuff.c:1036 skb_pp_recycle net/core/skbuff.c:1047 [inline] skb_free_head net/core/skbuff.c:1094 [inline] skb_release_data+0x6c4/0x8a0 net/core/skbuff.c:1125 skb_release_all net/core/skbuff.c:1190 [inline] __kfree_skb net/core/skbuff.c:1204 [inline] sk_skb_reason_drop+0x1c9/0x380 net/core/skbuff.c:1242 kfree_skb_reason include/linux/skbuff.h:1263 [inline] __skb_queue_purge_reason include/linux/skbuff.h:3343 [inline]
root cause is:
page_pool_recycle_in_ring ptr_ring_produce spin_lock(&r->producer_lock); WRITE_ONCE(r->queue[r->producer++], ptr) //recycle last page to pool page_pool_release page_pool_scrub page_pool_empty_ring ptr_ring_consume page_pool_return_page //release all page __page_pool_destroy free_percpu(pool->recycle_stats); free(pool) //free
spin_unlock(&r->producer_lock); //pool->ring uaf read recycle_stat_inc(pool, ring);
page_pool can be free while page pool recycle the last page in ring. Add producer-lock barrier to page_pool_release to prevent the page pool from being free before all pages have been recycled.
recycle_stat_inc() is empty when CONFIG_PAGE_POOL_STATS is not enabled, which will trigger Wempty-body build warning. Add definition for pool stat macro to fix warning.
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
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| Alma_linux | — | Upgrade kernel-rt-coreUpgrade kernel-64k-debug-develUpgrade kernel-rt-debugUpgrade kernel-rt-debug-develUpgrade kernel-rt-64k-debug-modules-coreUpgrade kernel-rt-develUpgrade kernel-zfcpdump-develUpgrade kernel-debug-develUpgrade kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extraUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade kernel-coreUpgrade rtlaUpgrade perfUpgrade kernel-64k-develUpgrade kernel-rt-64k-debug-modules-extraUpgrade kernel-debug-coreUpgrade kernel-rt-debug-coreUpgrade kernel-cross-headersUpgrade kernel-64k-modules-coreUpgrade kernel-64k-debug-modulesUpgrade kernel-64k-debug-coreUpgrade python3-perfUpgrade kernel-modules-extraUpgrade kernel-64k-modulesUpgrade kernel-modules-coreUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-rt-modules-extraUpgrade kernel-rt-64k-modulesUpgrade kernel-rt-64k-debugUpgrade kernel-debug-uki-virtUpgrade kernel-debugUpgrade kernel-modulesUpgrade kernel-64kUpgrade rvUpgrade libperfUpgrade kernel-zfcpdump-modules-coreUpgrade kernel-abi-stablelistsUpgrade kernel-rt-64k-coreUpgrade kernel-rt-64kUpgrade kernel-64k-modules-extraUpgrade kernel-rt-64k-debug-coreUpgrade kernel-64k-coreUpgrade kernel-64k-debug-modules-coreUpgrade kernel-debug-modules-coreUpgrade kernel-debug-modulesUpgrade kernel-rt-modulesUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade kernel-uki-virt-addonsUpgrade kernel-64k-debug-modules-extraUpgrade kernel-rt-64k-debug-develUpgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade kernel-rt-64k-modules-coreUpgrade kernel-zfcpdump-modulesUpgrade kernel-docUpgrade kernel-tools-libs-develUpgrade kernel-zfcpdump-coreUpgrade kernel-zfcpdump-devel-matchedUpgrade kernel-64k-debug-devel-matchedUpgrade kernel-zfcpdumpUpgrade kernel-rtUpgrade kernel-rt-debug-modules-extraUpgrade kernel-devel-matchedUpgrade kernel-rt-debug-modulesUpgrade kernel-rt-debug-modules-coreUpgrade kernel-uki-virtUpgrade kernel-rt-64k-debug-modulesUpgrade kernel-rt-64k-develUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernel-rt-64k-modules-extraUpgrade kernel-rt-modules-coreUpgrade kernel-debug-devel-matchedUpgrade kernel-debug-modules-extraUpgrade kernel-64k-debugUpgrade kernel-64k-devel-matched | Feb 25, 2026 | Feb 23, 2026 |
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade kernel-livepatch-5.10.258-257.1041Upgrade kernel-tools-develUpgrade perfUpgrade python-perf-debuginfoUpgrade perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade kernel-headersUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade python-perfUpgrade bpftool-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-tools-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-livepatch-5.15.201-140.219 | May 20, 2026 | May 20, 2026 |
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| Debian | — | Upgrade linux-6.1Upgrade linux | Jul 4, 2025 | Jul 4, 2025 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp11 | — | Upgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade kernelUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade python3-perfUpgrade kernel-abi-stablelistsUpgrade kernel-tools | Dec 12, 2025 | Sep 9, 2025 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp12 | — | Upgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade python3-perfUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernelUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade kernel-abi-stablelists | Sep 15, 2025 | Sep 9, 2025 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp13 | — | Upgrade python3-perfUpgrade kernelUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade kernel-abi-stablelistsUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernel-tools-libs | Oct 24, 2025 | Sep 9, 2025 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade kernel-uekUpgrade kernel | Feb 25, 2026 | Jul 3, 2025 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade kernel-rtNo solution existsUpgrade kernel | Jul 9, 2025 | Jul 3, 2025 |
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