In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net: qualcomm: rmnet: fix endpoint use-after-free in rmnet_dellink()
rmnet_dellink() removes the endpoint from the hash table with hlist_del_init_rcu() and then immediately frees it with kfree(). However, RCU readers on the receive path (rmnet_rx_handler -> __rmnet_map_ingress_handler) may still hold a reference to the endpoint and dereference ep->egress_dev after the memory has been freed. The endpoint is a kmalloc-32 object, and the stale read at offset 8 corresponds to the egress_dev pointer.
BUG: unable to handle page fault for address: ffffffffde942eef Oops: 0002 [#1] SMP NOPTI CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 137 Comm: poc_write Not tainted 7.0.0+ #4 PREEMPTLAZY RIP: 0010:rmnet_vnd_rx_fixup (rmnet_vnd.c:27) Call Trace: <TASK> __rmnet_map_ingress_handler (rmnet_handlers.c:48 rmnet_handlers.c:101) rmnet_rx_handler (rmnet_handlers.c:129 rmnet_handlers.c:235) __netif_receive_skb_core.constprop.0 (net/core/dev.c:6096) __netif_receive_skb_one_core (net/core/dev.c:6208) netif_receive_skb (net/core/dev.c:6467) tun_get_user (drivers/net/tun.c:1955) tun_chr_write_iter (drivers/net/tun.c:2003) vfs_write (fs/read_write.c:688) ksys_write (fs/read_write.c:740) </TASK>
Add an rcu_head field to struct rmnet_endpoint and replace kfree() with kfree_rcu() so the endpoint memory remains valid through the RCU grace period. Also remove the rmnet_vnd_dellink() call and inline only the nr_rmnet_devs decrement, since rmnet_vnd_dellink() would set ep->egress_dev to NULL during the grace period, creating a data race with lockless readers.
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-6.1Upgrade linux | Jul 21, 2026 | Jul 21, 2026 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-realtime-7.0Upgrade linux-image-virtualUpgrade linux-image-gcp-7.0Upgrade linux-image-virtual-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-31-realtime-64kUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1013-ibmUpgrade linux-image-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1006-gkeUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-ibmUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-raspi-realtime-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1011-gcpUpgrade linux-image-aws-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-2018-nvidia-bos-64kUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1018-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-azure-lts-26.04Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1014-azureUpgrade linux-image-oracleUpgrade linux-image-realtime-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-oracle-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-aws-7.0Upgrade linux-image-oracle-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-31-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-oem-26.04bUpgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-gke-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1011-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1019-raspiUpgrade linux-image-raspi-7.0Upgrade linux-image-gke-64k-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-gke-64kUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1019-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-2018-nvidia-bosUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-7.0Upgrade linux-image-azure-7.0Upgrade linux-image-generic-7.0Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1013-oemUpgrade linux-image-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1012-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1006-gke-64kUpgrade linux-image-raspiUpgrade linux-image-gkeUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-bos-7.0Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-bosUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-31-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-azureUpgrade linux-image-ibm-7.0Upgrade linux-image-gke-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1011-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1011-oracleUpgrade linux-image-gcpUpgrade linux-image-realtime-64kUpgrade linux-image-oem-26.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-bos-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-oem-7.0Upgrade linux-image-realtime-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-oem-26.04aUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1018-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-realtime-64k-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-gke-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-gcp-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-31-genericUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1012-awsUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-bos-64k | Sep 14, 2026 | Sep 7, 2026 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jul 27, 2026 | Jul 20, 2026 |
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