In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net: fix fanout UAF in packet_release() via NETDEV_UP race
`packet_release()` has a race window where `NETDEV_UP` can re-register a socket into a fanout group's `arr[]` array. The re-registration is not cleaned up by `fanout_release()`, leaving a dangling pointer in the fanout array. `packet_release()` does NOT zero `po->num` in its `bind_lock` section. After releasing `bind_lock`, `po->num` is still non-zero and `po->ifindex` still matches the bound device. A concurrent `packet_notifier(NETDEV_UP)` that already found the socket in `sklist` can re-register the hook. For fanout sockets, this re-registration calls `__fanout_link(sk, po)` which adds the socket back into `f->arr[]` and increments `f->num_members`, but does NOT increment `f->sk_ref`.
The fix sets `po->num` to zero in `packet_release` while `bind_lock` is held to prevent NETDEV_UP from linking, preventing the race window.
This bug was found following an additional audit with Claude Code based on CVE-2025-38617.
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 |
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| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade kernel-livepatch-5.10.253-252.1015Upgrade kernel-livepatch-5.15.204-143.230Upgrade perfUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade python-perfUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade bpftool-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-tools-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-tools-develUpgrade perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade python-perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel | May 20, 2026 | May 20, 2026 |
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade perf6.12-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.12-modules-extra-commonUpgrade kernel6.12-libbpf-develUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade kernel6.12-libbpf-staticUpgrade bpftool6.12-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-libbpf-debuginfoUpgrade perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.12-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernel6.18-toolsUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade kernel6.18-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade perf6.18-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.12-libbpfUpgrade kernel6.18-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-livepatch-6.12.80-105.147Upgrade kernel6.18-headersUpgrade kernel6.12-modules-extraUpgrade kernel-libbpfUpgrade python3-perfUpgrade bpftool6.12Upgrade bpftool6.18-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.12Upgrade kernel6.12-tools-develUpgrade kernel-tools-develUpgrade perfUpgrade kernel6.12-libbpf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.12-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade kernel-modules-extra-commonUpgrade kernel6.18-modules-extraUpgrade kernel-livepatch-6.18.25-52.107Upgrade perf6.12Upgrade kernel6.18-tools-develUpgrade python3-perf6.12-debuginfoUpgrade python3-perf6.18-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.18Upgrade kernel-develUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade kernel6.12-tools-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.12-develUpgrade python3-perf6.12Upgrade kernel-libbpf-develUpgrade bpftool-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.12-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-libbpf-staticUpgrade perf6.18Upgrade kernel6.18-tools-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.12-toolsUpgrade kernel6.12-headersUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade bpftool6.18Upgrade kernel6.18-develUpgrade kernelUpgrade python3-perf6.18Upgrade kernel6.18-modules-extra-commonUpgrade python3-perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.18-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernel-tools-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-modules-extraUpgrade kernel-livepatch-6.1.168-202.320 | May 6, 2026 | Apr 22, 2026 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux-6.1Upgrade linux | May 3, 2026 | May 3, 2026 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade kernel-uek | Jun 17, 2026 | Apr 22, 2026 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 17, 2026 | Apr 22, 2026 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-realtime-hwe-24.04-edgeUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1201-azureUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1114-azureUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1159-awsUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1025-nvidia-tegra-rtUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-230-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-virtual-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1143-raspiUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1174-kvmUpgrade linux-image-ibm-5.15Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-6.8Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1032-xilinxUpgrade linux-image-gcp-64k-6.17Upgrade linux-image-generic-5.4Upgrade linux-image-azure-lts-20.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-16.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-5.4Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1058-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-gke-64kUpgrade linux-image-azure-fips-5.15Upgrade linux-image-generic-5.15Upgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1163-azure-fipsUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-5.15Upgrade linux-image-6.17.0-1026-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-230-genericUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1163-azureUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-117-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1103-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-aws-64k-5.15Upgrade linux-image-oracle-6.17Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1103-intel-iotgUpgrade linux-image-gcp-6.8Upgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-16.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-igxUpgrade linux-image-gcp-fipsUpgrade linux-image-ibm-5.4Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-5.15Upgrade linux-image-oem-20.04bUpgrade linux-image-raspi-realtime-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.17.0-1026-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-6.17.0-1017-raspiUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-oracle-4.15Upgrade linux-image-azure-cvmUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1059-azureUpgrade linux-image-gkeop-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1058-gcpUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-5.15Upgrade linux-image-oracle-5.4Upgrade linux-image-oracle-lts-22.04Upgrade 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linux-image-virtual-6.8Upgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-16.04Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1074-xilinx-zynqmpUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-aws-fips-5.4Upgrade linux-image-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-azure-fips-4.15Upgrade linux-image-gcp-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-6.17Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-5.4Upgrade linux-image-xilinx-zynqmp-5.4Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1049-nvidia-tegra-igx-rtUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1055-aws-fipsUpgrade linux-image-kvm-5.4Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1041-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-5.15Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-117-genericUpgrade linux-image-aws-fipsUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1058-gcp-fipsUpgrade linux-image-bluefieldUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1060-nvidia-tegraUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1025-nvidia-tegraUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1054-gke-64kUpgrade linux-image-gcp-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1107-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1108-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1091-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1054-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-250-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-2045-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-gcp-fips-5.15Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-6.17Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-intel-iotg-5.15Upgrade linux-image-fipsUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-aws-5.4Upgrade linux-image-aws-lts-20.04Upgrade linux-image-azure-5.4Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-oracle-lts-20.04Upgrade linux-image-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1108-awsUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-6.8Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1108-aws-fipsUpgrade linux-image-gcp-fips-6.8Upgrade linux-image-xilinxUpgrade linux-image-realtime-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-gcp-lts-20.04Upgrade linux-image-gcpUpgrade linux-image-raspi-hwe-18.04Upgrade linux-image-raspi-5.4Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-gkeUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1114-azure-fipsUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-18.04Upgrade linux-image-oem-20.04dUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-rt-5.15Upgrade linux-image-fips-5.15Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1055-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1054-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1146-kvmUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1102-ibmUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1060-nvidia-tegra-rtUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1192-awsUpgrade linux-image-azureUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1106-oracleUpgrade linux-image-aws-fips-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1056-raspiUpgrade linux-image-6.17.0-29-genericUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-179-fipsUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-230-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-oracle-lts-18.04Upgrade linux-image-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-18.04Upgrade linux-image-aws-fips-4.15Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1108-gcp-fipsUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-179-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-virtual-5.15Upgrade linux-image-oem-20.04Upgrade linux-image-6.17.0-1018-gcpUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-5.15Upgrade linux-image-ibm-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-realtime-6.8.1Upgrade linux-image-realtime-5.15Upgrade linux-image-generic-6.8Upgrade linux-image-gkeop-5.15Upgrade linux-image-oem-24.04dUpgrade linux-image-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1100-kvmUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1157-oracleUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-179-genericUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1054-gkeUpgrade linux-image-ibm-6.8Upgrade linux-image-bluefield-5.4Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-intel-iotgUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1133-fipsUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-intelUpgrade linux-image-azure-fipsUpgrade linux-image-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1059-azure-fipsUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-231-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1160-awsUpgrade linux-image-raspi-6.8Upgrade linux-image-oem-osp1Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1055-awsUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-virtual-6.17Upgrade linux-image-6.17.0-1013-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-ibm-classicUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-igx-rtUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-realtime-6.17Upgrade linux-image-raspi2Upgrade linux-image-raspi-5.15Upgrade linux-image-raspiUpgrade linux-image-intel-iot-realtime-5.15Upgrade linux-image-intel-iot-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-gke-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-gcp-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-azure-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-azure-4.15Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1054-nvidia-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.17.0-1014-oracleUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1162-gcp-fipsUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-250-genericUpgrade linux-image-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-azure-lts-18.04Upgrade linux-image-6.17.0-1017-awsUpgrade linux-image-6.17.0-1015-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1118-bluefieldUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1103-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1049-nvidia-tegra-igxUpgrade linux-image-raspi-6.17Upgrade linux-image-oem-6.17Upgrade linux-image-oem-24.04Upgrade linux-image-kvmUpgrade linux-image-ibm-lts-20.04Upgrade linux-image-gke-6.8Upgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-igx-5.15Upgrade linux-image-oem-20.04cUpgrade linux-image-gcp-lts-18.04Upgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1154-oracleUpgrade linux-image-realtime-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1125-fipsUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-6.17Upgrade linux-image-kvm-5.15Upgrade linux-image-azure-5.15Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegraUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-179-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-gcp-6.17Upgrade linux-image-aws-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-aws-64k-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-gcp-fips-4.15Upgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-azure-fips-6.8Upgrade linux-image-azure-6.8Upgrade linux-image-aws-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-aws-6.17Upgrade linux-image-6.17.0-1017-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1077-xilinx-zynqmpUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1063-iotUpgrade linux-image-fips-5.4Upgrade linux-image-4.4.0-281-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-18.04Upgrade linux-image-azure-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-6.17.0-1015-awsUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-117-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.17.0-1014-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-179-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1104-gkeUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-281-genericUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1156-kvmUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1155-awsUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-2110-azure-fipsUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1147-fipsUpgrade linux-image-virtualUpgrade linux-image-oem-24.04cUpgrade linux-image-oem-24.04aUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-rt-6.8Upgrade linux-image-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-gcp-5.4Upgrade linux-image-aws-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-aws-6.8Upgrade linux-image-aws-5.15Upgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1193-awsUpgrade linux-image-xilinx-6.8 | May 25, 2026 | May 19, 2026 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | May 27, 2026 | Apr 22, 2026 |
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