In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
rose: fix dangling neighbour pointers in rose_rt_device_down()
There are two bugs in rose_rt_device_down() that can cause use-after-free:
1. The loop bound `t->count` is modified within the loop, which can cause the loop to terminate early and miss some entries.
2. When removing an entry from the neighbour array, the subsequent entries are moved up to fill the gap, but the loop index `i` is still incremented, causing the next entry to be skipped.
For example, if a node has three neighbours (A, A, B) with count=3 and A is being removed, the second A is not checked.
i=0: (A, A, B) -> (A, B) with count=2 ^ checked i=1: (A, B) -> (A, B) with count=2 ^ checked (B, not A!) i=2: (doesn't occur because i < count is false)
This leaves the second A in the array with count=2, but the rose_neigh structure has been freed. Code that accesses these entries assumes that the first `count` entries are valid pointers, causing a use-after-free when it accesses the dangling pointer.
Fix both issues by iterating over the array in reverse order with a fixed loop bound. This ensures that all entries are examined and that the removal of an entry doesn't affect subsequent iterations.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 8.8
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade linuxUpgrade linux-6.1 | Jul 28, 2025 | Jul 28, 2025 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade kernel-uek | Sep 10, 2025 | Jul 25, 2025 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade kernel-debugUpgrade dtb-mediatekUpgrade dtb-appleUpgrade dlm-kmp-defaultUpgrade cluster-md-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-debug-develUpgrade kernel-kvmsmall-vdsoUpgrade kernel-rt_debugUpgrade cluster-md-kmp-64kbUpgrade dlm-kmp-azureUpgrade kernel-default-livepatch-develUpgrade kernel-default-extraUpgrade kernel-rt-vdsoUpgrade kernel-64kb-extraUpgrade kernel-azure-vdsoUpgrade dtb-rockchipUpgrade kselftests-kmp-rtUpgrade kernel-rt_debug-vdsoUpgrade dtb-nvidiaUpgrade reiserfs-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-defaultUpgrade dtb-sprdUpgrade dtb-marvellUpgrade dtb-apmUpgrade dtb-hisiliconUpgrade dtb-socionextUpgrade dlm-kmp-rtUpgrade kernel-obs-qaUpgrade dtb-amdUpgrade kselftests-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-macrosUpgrade kernel-default-baseUpgrade kernel-docs-htmlUpgrade kernel-rt-livepatch-develUpgrade kernel-syms-rtUpgrade cluster-md-kmp-rtUpgrade kernel-default-base-rebuildUpgrade reiserfs-kmp-azureUpgrade ocfs2-kmp-azureUpgrade kernel-debug-vdsoUpgrade kernel-rtUpgrade kernel-default-vdsoUpgrade kernel-rt-optionalUpgrade kernel-azureUpgrade kernel-sourceUpgrade kernel-64kb-develUpgrade kernel-rt-develUpgrade kernel-64kbUpgrade kernel-rt-livepatchUpgrade kernel-syms-azureUpgrade kernel-rt_debug-develUpgrade kernel-default-develUpgrade dtb-xilinxUpgrade dtb-alteraUpgrade kselftests-kmp-azureUpgrade kernel-symsUpgrade kernel-default-livepatchUpgrade kernel-azure-develUpgrade gfs2-kmp-rtUpgrade dtb-freescaleUpgrade kernel-default-optionalUpgrade kernel-64kb-optionalUpgrade gfs2-kmp-64kbUpgrade dtb-qcomUpgrade ocfs2-kmp-64kbUpgrade kernel-kvmsmall-develUpgrade kernel-azure-optionalUpgrade kernel-devel-rtUpgrade kernel-source-vanillaUpgrade ocfs2-kmp-rtUpgrade dtb-broadcomUpgrade reiserfs-kmp-64kbUpgrade kernel-devel-azureUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-source-azureUpgrade gfs2-kmp-defaultUpgrade kselftests-kmp-64kbUpgrade kernel-zfcpdumpUpgrade ocfs2-kmp-defaultUpgrade dtb-exynosUpgrade dtb-caviumUpgrade dtb-allwinnerUpgrade dlm-kmp-64kbUpgrade cluster-md-kmp-azureUpgrade gfs2-kmp-azureUpgrade dtb-lgUpgrade dtb-amazonUpgrade kernel-source-rtUpgrade kernel-kvmsmall | Dec 5, 2025 | Aug 18, 2025 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-azure-6.8Upgrade linux-image-oem-22.04cUpgrade linux-image-6.14.0-1018-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-5.15Upgrade linux-image-oracle-64k-6.14Upgrade linux-image-ibmUpgrade linux-image-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-intel-iotg-5.15Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-100-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-oracle-64k-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-156-fipsUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1090-oracleUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1092-gcp-fipsUpgrade linux-image-gcp-fips-5.15Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1046-azureUpgrade linux-image-raspi-6.8Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-rt-5.15Upgrade linux-image-azure-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1051-azureUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-156-genericUpgrade linux-image-gkeop-6.8Upgrade linux-image-realtime-5.15Upgrade linux-image-gke-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-igx-rt-5.15Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-gke-5.15Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1046-awsUpgrade linux-image-gke-6.8Upgrade linux-image-ibm-classicUpgrade linux-image-gcp-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-oracle-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-realtime-6.8.1Upgrade linux-image-gcp-fips-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-100-genericUpgrade linux-image-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04aUpgrade linux-image-virtual-6.8Upgrade linux-image-fipsUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-rtUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1046-nvidia-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-azure-fips-5.15Upgrade linux-image-aws-fipsUpgrade linux-image-intel-iotgUpgrade linux-image-gcp-6.14Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-5.15Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-igx-5.15Upgrade linux-image-6.14.0-1015-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-azure-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1085-intel-iot-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-azure-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1045-nvidia-tegra-rtUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-raspi-6.14Upgrade linux-image-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-generic-6.14Upgrade linux-image-aws-lts-22.04Upgrade 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linux-image-aws-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-2037-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1034-nvidia-tegra-igx-rtUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1092-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-virtual-5.15Upgrade linux-image-gkeUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-gkeop-5.15Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1088-kvmUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1047-gcpUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1046-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-xilinx-zynqmp-5.15Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-5.15Upgrade linux-image-azure-fipsUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-gcp-6.8Upgrade linux-image-fips-5.15Upgrade linux-image-6.8.1-1041-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1096-azure-fipsUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1075-gkeop | Jul 31, 2025 | Jul 25, 2025 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Oct 10, 2025 | Jul 25, 2025 |
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