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TI-2026-45988 Aliases CVE-2026-64424GHSA-4m75-5382-c595

netpoll: fix a use-after-free on shutdown path

Priority LOW 33CWE-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: 5 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. 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: netpoll: fix a use-after-free on shutdown path There is a use-after-free error on netpoll, which is clearly detected by KASAN. BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in _raw_spin_lock_irqsave+0x3b/0x80 Read of size 1 at addr ... by task kworker/9:1 Workqueue: events queue_process Call Trace: skb_dequeue+0x1e/0xb0 queue_process+0x2c/0x600 process_scheduled_works+0x4b6/0x850 worker_thread+0x414/0x5a0 Allocated by task 242: __netpoll_setup+0x201/0x4a0 netpoll_setup+0x249/0x550 enabled_store+0x32f/0x380 Freed by task 0: kfree+0x1b7/0x540 rcu_core+0x3f8/0x7a0 The problem happens when there is a pending TX worker running in parallel with the cleanup path. This is what happens on netpoll shutdown path: 1) __netpoll_cleanup() is called 2) set dev->npinfo to NULL 3) call_rcu() with rcu_cleanup_netpoll_info() 3.1) rcu_cleanup_netpoll_info() tries to cancel all workers with cancel_delayed_work(), but doesn't wait for the worker to finish 4) and kfree(npinfo); Because 3.1) doesn't really cancel the work, as the comment says "we can't call cancel_delayed_work_sync here, as we are in softirq", the TX worker can run after 4). Tl;DR: queue_process() is not an RCU reader, it reaches npinfo through the work item via container_of(). Use disable_delayed_work_sync() to ensure the worker is completely stopped and prevent any future re-arming attempts. Once npinfo is set to NULL, senders will bail out and not queue new work. The disable flag ensures any in-flight re-arming attempts also fail silently. In the future, we can do the cleanup inline here without needing the npinfo->rcu rcu_head, but that is net-next material.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00125 2nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Linux (Linux): 6.1.191, 6.12.96, 6.18.39 +2Red Hat: 5 without a fix

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
LinuxLinux3.6 and later6.1.191, 6.12.96, 6.18.39, 7.1.4, 7.2Patch availableCNA
  • Linux VendorLinux Affected 3.6 and later Fixed in 6.1.191, 6.12.96, 6.18.39, 7.1.4, 7.2 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 8

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.6.1 to before 6.12.96; 6.13 to before 6.18.39; 6.19 to before 7.1.4VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.6:-:*:*:*:*:*:*3.6VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.6:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*3.6 rc3VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.6:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*3.6 rc4VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.6:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*3.6 rc5VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.6:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*3.6 rc6VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.6:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:*3.6 rc7VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.2:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*7.2 rc1VulnerableLinux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.6.1 to before 6.12.96; 6.13 to before 6.18.39; 6.19 to before 7.1.4 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.6:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.6 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.6:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.6 rc3 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.6:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.6 rc4 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.6:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.6 rc5 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.6:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.6 rc6 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.6:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.6 rc7 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.2:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.2 rc1 Vulnerable ·Linux

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 6.1.191, 6.12.96, 6.18.39, 7.1.4, 7.2

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-64424
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4m75-5382-c595
  3. 2026-10-13 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
  4. 2026-10-27 CVSS score changed · Red Hat
  5. 2026-10-30 Fix available: Linux/[email protected], Linux/Linux@b67625b85c4b1a3725f4be9c6dd8ce3399d11732 · CNA
  6. 2026-10-30 1 new reference · CNA
  7. 2026-11-06 CISA SSVC decision points changed

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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