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.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
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| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade python-perfUpgrade kernel-livepatch-5.15.204-143.230Upgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade bpftool-debuginfoUpgrade perfUpgrade kernel-livepatch-5.10.253-252.1015Upgrade kernel-develUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-tools-develUpgrade kernelUpgrade python-perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-tools-debuginfoUpgrade perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-headers | May 20, 2026 | May 20, 2026 |
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade perfUpgrade python3-perfUpgrade kernel6.12-tools-develUpgrade kernel-livepatch-6.18.25-52.107Upgrade kernel-tools-develUpgrade kernel-modules-extra-commonUpgrade kernel6.18-modules-extraUpgrade kernel6.12-libbpf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.12-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.12-libbpf-develUpgrade kernel6.12Upgrade kernel-headersUpgrade kernel6.12-modules-extra-commonUpgrade bpftool6.12-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.18-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade perf6.12-debuginfoUpgrade perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.12-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade perf6.18-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-libbpf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.18-toolsUpgrade kernel6.18-headersUpgrade kernel6.12-libbpf-staticUpgrade kernel6.18-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-libbpfUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade kernel-livepatch-6.12.80-105.147Upgrade kernel6.12-libbpfUpgrade kernel6.12-modules-extraUpgrade bpftool6.12Upgrade bpftool6.18-debuginfoUpgrade bpftool-debuginfoUpgrade python3-perf6.18-debuginfoUpgrade python3-perf6.12-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.18-tools-develUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade kernel6.18Upgrade kernel6.12-tools-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel6.12-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-libbpf-staticUpgrade python3-perf6.18Upgrade kernel6.18-modules-extra-commonUpgrade perf6.18Upgrade kernel6.18-tools-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.12-toolsUpgrade kernel6.12-headersUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernel6.18-develUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-libbpf-develUpgrade python3-perf6.12Upgrade kernel-modules-extraUpgrade perf6.12Upgrade kernel-livepatch-6.1.168-202.320Upgrade kernel-tools-debuginfoUpgrade bpftool6.18Upgrade python3-perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.18-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernel6.12-devel | 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-gcp-fips-5.4Upgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-5.15Upgrade linux-image-gcp-64k-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-oemUpgrade linux-image-oem-24.04bUpgrade linux-image-oracle-5.15Upgrade linux-image-virtual-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-ibm-5.15Upgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1143-raspiUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-5.15Upgrade linux-image-xilinx-zynqmp-5.15Upgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1105-ibmUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1058-gcp-fipsUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-117-genericUpgrade linux-image-aws-fipsUpgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-ibmUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1107-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-bluefieldUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-6.8Upgrade linux-image-gcp-fips-5.15Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-179-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1108-gcpUpgrade linux-image-6.17.0-29-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-xilinx-zynqmp-5.4Upgrade 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linux-image-azure-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-azure-fips-6.8Upgrade linux-image-azure-6.8Upgrade linux-image-gcp-fips-4.15Upgrade linux-image-gcp-6.17Upgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1125-fipsUpgrade linux-image-realtime-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-bluefield-5.4Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1102-ibmUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1055-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1055-awsUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1054-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1157-oracleUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1146-kvmUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-179-genericUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1100-kvmUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1060-nvidia-tegra-rtUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1192-awsUpgrade linux-image-realtime-6.8.1Upgrade linux-image-realtime-5.15Upgrade linux-image-raspi-6.8Upgrade linux-image-oem-osp1Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-rt-5.15Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-intel-iotgUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-fips-5.15Upgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-20.04Upgrade 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| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | May 27, 2026 | Apr 22, 2026 |
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