In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net: hsr: defer node table free until after RCU readers
HSR node-list and node-status generic-netlink operations run under rcu_read_lock(). They walk hsr->node_db through hsr_get_next_node() and hsr_get_node_data(), but RTM_DELLINK teardown removes the same node table with plain list_del() and frees each node immediately.
That lets a generic-netlink reader hold a struct hsr_node pointer across hsr_dellink(). In a KASAN build, widening the reader window after hsr_get_next_node() obtains the node reproduces a slab-use-after-free when the reader copies node->macaddress_A; the freeing stack is hsr_del_nodes() from hsr_dellink().
Use list_del_rcu() and defer the free through the existing hsr_free_node_rcu() callback. This matches the lifetime rule used by the HSR prune paths, which already delete nodes with list_del_rcu() and call_rcu().
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | Jul 20, 2026 | Jul 20, 2026 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 21, 2026 | Jul 19, 2026 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-gcp-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1014-azureUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1011-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-azure-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1015-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1008-oracleUpgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-bos-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1011-gcpUpgrade linux-image-oracleUpgrade linux-image-gcp-7.0Upgrade linux-image-raspi-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1009-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1016-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-bosUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1008-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-raspi-realtime-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1009-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-2016-nvidia-bos-64kUpgrade linux-image-raspiUpgrade linux-image-ibmUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-bos-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-bos-7.0Upgrade linux-image-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-oracle-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-gcpUpgrade linux-image-oracle-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-2016-nvidia-bosUpgrade linux-image-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-aws-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1010-azureUpgrade linux-image-ibm-7.0Upgrade linux-image-azureUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1009-awsUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-azure-fde-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1015-raspiUpgrade linux-image-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-aws-7.0Upgrade linux-image-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1016-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1010-ibm | Jul 21, 2026 | Jul 20, 2026 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jul 27, 2026 | Jul 19, 2026 |
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