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TI-2026-33695 Aliases CVE-2026-45970GHSA-mc9g-h8jv-5cp3

bonding: alb: fix UAF in rlb_arp_recv during bond up/down

Priority LOW 35CWE-416Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 14 fixed, 3 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-416 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bonding: alb: fix UAF in rlb_arp_recv during bond up/down The ALB RX path may access rx_hashtbl concurrently with bond teardown. During rapid bond up/down cycles, rlb_deinitialize() frees rx_hashtbl while RX handlers are still running, leading to a null pointer dereference detected by KASAN. However, the root cause is that rlb_arp_recv() can still be accessed after setting recv_probe to NULL, which is actually a use-after-free (UAF) issue. That is the reason for using the referenced commit in the Fixes tag. [ 214.174138] Oops: general protection fault, probably for non-canonical address 0xdffffc000000001d: 0000 [#1] SMP KASAN PTI [ 214.186478] KASAN: null-ptr-deref in range [0x00000000000000e8-0x00000000000000ef] [ 214.194933] CPU: 30 UID: 0 PID: 2375 Comm: ping Kdump: loaded Not tainted 6.19.0-rc8+ #2 PREEMPT(voluntary) [ 214.205907] Hardware name: Dell Inc. PowerEdge R730/0WCJNT, BIOS 2.14.0 01/14/2022 [ 214.214357] RIP: 0010:rlb_arp_recv+0x505/0xab0 [bonding] [ 214.220320] Code: 0f 85 2b 05 00 00 48 b8 00 00 00 00 00 fc ff df 40 0f b6 ed 48 c1 e5 06 49 03 ad 78 01 00 00 48 8d 7d 28 48 89 fa 48 c1 ea 03 <0f> b6 04 02 84 c0 74 06 0f 8e 12 05 00 00 80 7d 28 00 0f 84 8c 00 [ 214.241280] RSP: 0018:ffffc900073d8870 EFLAGS: 00010206 [ 214.247116] RAX: dffffc0000000000 RBX: ffff888168556822 RCX: ffff88816855681e [ 214.255082] RDX: 000000000000001d RSI: dffffc0000000000 RDI: 00000000000000e8 [ 214.263048] RBP: 00000000000000c0 R08: 0000000000000002 R09: ffffed11192021c8 [ 214.271013] R10: ffff8888c9010e43 R11: 0000000000000001 R12: 1ffff92000e7b119 [ 214.278978] R13: ffff8888c9010e00 R14: ffff888168556822 R15: ffff888168556810 [ 214.286943] FS: 00007f85d2d9cb80(0000) GS:ffff88886ccb3000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 [ 214.295966] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 [ 214.302380] CR2: 00007f0d047b5e34 CR3: 00000008a1c2e002 CR4: 00000000001726f0 [ 214.310347] Call Trace: [ 214.313070] <IRQ> [ 214.315318] ? __pfx_rlb_arp_recv+0x10/0x10 [bonding] [ 214.320975] bond_handle_frame+0x166/0xb60 [bonding] [ 214.326537] ? __pfx_bond_handle_frame+0x10/0x10 [bonding] [ 214.332680] __netif_receive_skb_core.constprop.0+0x576/0x2710 [ 214.339199] ? __pfx_arp_process+0x10/0x10 [ 214.343775] ? sched_balance_find_src_group+0x98/0x630 [ 214.349513] ? __pfx___netif_receive_skb_core.constprop.0+0x10/0x10 [ 214.356513] ? arp_rcv+0x307/0x690 [ 214.360311] ? __pfx_arp_rcv+0x10/0x10 [ 214.364499] ? __lock_acquire+0x58c/0xbd0 [ 214.368975] __netif_receive_skb_one_core+0xae/0x1b0 [ 214.374518] ? __pfx___netif_receive_skb_one_core+0x10/0x10 [ 214.380743] ? lock_acquire+0x10b/0x140 [ 214.385026] process_backlog+0x3f1/0x13a0 [ 214.389502] ? process_backlog+0x3aa/0x13a0 [ 214.394174] __napi_poll.constprop.0+0x9f/0x370 [ 214.399233] net_rx_action+0x8c1/0xe60 [ 214.403423] ? __pfx_net_rx_action+0x10/0x10 [ 214.408193] ? lock_acquire.part.0+0xbd/0x260 [ 214.413058] ? sched_clock_cpu+0x6c/0x540 [ 214.417540] ? mark_held_locks+0x40/0x70 [ 214.421920] handle_softirqs+0x1fd/0x860 [ 214.426302] ? __pfx_handle_softirqs+0x10/0x10 [ 214.431264] ? __neigh_event_send+0x2d6/0xf50 [ 214.436131] do_softirq+0xb1/0xf0 [ 214.439830] </IRQ> The issue is reproducible by repeatedly running ip link set bond0 up/down while receiving ARP messages, where rlb_arp_recv() can race with rlb_deinitialize() and dereference a freed rx_hashtbl entry. Fix this by setting recv_probe to NULL and then calling synchronize_net() to wait for any concurrent RX processing to finish. This ensures that no RX handler can access rx_hashtbl after it is freed in bond_alb_deinitialize().

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00126 2nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Linux (Linux): 5.10.252, 5.15.202, 6.1.165 +5Red Hat: 4 advisoriesRed Hat: 14 fixed, 3 without a fix

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
LinuxLinux3.0 and later5.10.252, 5.15.202, 6.1.165, 6.6.128, 6.12.75, 6.18.14, 6.19.4, 7.0Patch availableCNA
  • Linux VendorLinux Affected 3.0 and later Fixed in 5.10.252, 5.15.202, 6.1.165, 6.6.128, 6.12.75, 6.18.14, 6.19.4, 7.0 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0 to before 5.10.252; 5.11 to before 5.15.202; 5.16 to before 6.1.165; 6.2 to before 6.6.128; 6.7 to before 6.12.75; 6.13 to before 6.18.14; 6.19 to before 6.19.4VulnerableLinux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 to before 5.10.252; 5.11 to before 5.15.202; 5.16 to before 6.1.165; 6.2 to before 6.6.128; 6.7 to before 6.12.75; 6.13 to before 6.18.14; 6.19 to before 6.19.4 Vulnerable ·Linux

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.10.252, 5.15.202, 6.1.165, 6.6.128, 6.12.75, 6.18.14, 6.19.4, 7.0

Red Hat 4 advisories

  • RHSA-2026:63129 Released 2026-09-04 · Red Hat rating Important
    kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) kernel-64k-debug-devel-5.14.0-687.44.1.el9_8, kernel-64k-debug-devel-matched-5.14.0-687.44.1.el9_8, kernel-64k-devel-5.14.0-687.44.1.el9_8 +12
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9) kernel-5.14.0-687.44.1.el9_8, kernel-64k-5.14.0-687.44.1.el9_8, kernel-64k-core-5.14.0-687.44.1.el9_8 +28
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9) kernel-tools-libs-devel-5.14.0-687.44.1.el9_8, libperf-5.14.0-687.44.1.el9_8
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time (v. 9) kernel-rt-5.14.0-687.44.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-64k-5.14.0-687.44.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-64k-core-5.14.0-687.44.1.el9_8 +21
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV (v. 9) kernel-rt-5.14.0-687.44.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-core-5.14.0-687.44.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-debug-5.14.0-687.44.1.el9_8 +9
  • RHSA-2026:63014 Released 2026-09-03 · Red Hat rating Important
    kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) bpftool-4.18.0-553.159.1.el8_10, kernel-4.18.0-553.159.1.el8_10, kernel-abi-stablelists-4.18.0-553.159.1.el8_10 +19
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 8) kernel-tools-libs-devel-4.18.0-553.159.1.el8_10
  • RHSA-2026:63013 Released 2026-09-03 · Red Hat rating Important
    kernel-rt security, bug fix, and enhancement update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux NFV (v. 8) kernel-rt-4.18.0-553.159.1.rt7.500.el8_10, kernel-rt-core-4.18.0-553.159.1.rt7.500.el8_10, kernel-rt-debug-4.18.0-553.159.1.rt7.500.el8_10 +9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux RT (v. 8) kernel-rt-4.18.0-553.159.1.rt7.500.el8_10, kernel-rt-core-4.18.0-553.159.1.rt7.500.el8_10, kernel-rt-debug-4.18.0-553.159.1.rt7.500.el8_10 +7
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  • RHSA-2026:61887 Released 2026-09-01 · Red Hat rating Important
    kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10) kernel-64k-debug-devel-6.12.0-211.50.1.el10_2, kernel-64k-debug-devel-matched-6.12.0-211.50.1.el10_2, kernel-64k-devel-6.12.0-211.50.1.el10_2 +12
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 10) kernel-6.12.0-211.50.1.el10_2, kernel-64k-6.12.0-211.50.1.el10_2, kernel-64k-core-6.12.0-211.50.1.el10_2 +29
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 10) kernel-tools-libs-devel-6.12.0-211.50.1.el10_2, libperf-6.12.0-211.50.1.el10_2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time (v. 10) kernel-rt-6.12.0-211.50.1.el10_2, kernel-rt-64k-6.12.0-211.50.1.el10_2, kernel-rt-64k-core-6.12.0-211.50.1.el10_2 +21
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV (v. 10) kernel-rt-6.12.0-211.50.1.el10_2, kernel-rt-core-6.12.0-211.50.1.el10_2, kernel-rt-debug-6.12.0-211.50.1.el10_2 +9

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10)Fixed RHSA-2026:61887
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9)Fixed RHSA-2026:63129
Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 10)Fixed RHSA-2026:61887
Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2026:63014
Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9)Fixed RHSA-2026:63129
Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2026:63014
Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 10)Fixed RHSA-2026:61887
Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9)Fixed RHSA-2026:63129
Red Hat Enterprise Linux NFV (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2026:63013
Red Hat Enterprise Linux RT (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2026:63013
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time (v. 10)Fixed RHSA-2026:61887
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time (v. 9)Fixed RHSA-2026:63129
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV (v. 10)Fixed RHSA-2026:61887
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV (v. 9)Fixed RHSA-2026:63129

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-45970
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mc9g-h8jv-5cp3
  3. 2026-10-16 CISA SSVC decision points changed
  4. 2026-10-19 Weakness changed · CISA ADP
  5. 2026-11-04 CVSS score changed · Red Hat

References

  • TI-2025-26358 tls: fix handling of zero-length records on the rx_list KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-38352 netfilter: bridge: make ebt_snat ARP rewrite writable KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2013-05264 The (1) get_user and (2) put_user API functions in the Linux kernel before 3.5.5 on the… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2022-00125 Integer overflow in kernel KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2013-01864 The perf_swevent_init function in kernel/events/core.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.9… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2021-05514 Heap Out-Of-Bounds Write in Netfilter IP6T_SO_SET_REPLACE KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.3
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