Use-after-free in Linux kernel sch_teql on lower qdisc drop
Key facts
- Attack vector
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- Privileges required
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- User interaction
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- Attack complexity
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- Impact type
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- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
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- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 4 without a fix
No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
The Linux kernel from 2.6.33 contains a use-after-free in the teql queueing discipline (sch_teql). The teql_master_xmit function treats a slave device that consumed a packet but returned an error code such as NET_XMIT_DROP as if it still owned the buffer, so it reuses memory that has already been freed. A VLAN slave returns such a code when its lower qdisc drops the packet. Triggering it requires a configuration with teql and VLAN devices and a packet sent through teql0.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-08
Description from the CNA
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/sched: sch_teql: fix use-after-free on lower qdisc drop The issue: teql_master_xmit() tests the slave's ndo_start_xmit() return value against NETDEV_TX_OK alone. A slave that consumes the skb but returns an error code (rc < NET_XMIT_MASK, e.g. NET_XMIT_DROP) is treated as if the skb were still owned, so the loop restores skb->dev and calls __skb_pull() on it. A VLAN slave returns the result of dev_queue_xmit() from its ndo_start_xmit() (propagated since cbbef5e18307), and when the lower qdisc drops the packet that value is NET_XMIT_DROP after the skb has been freed, giving a use-after-free in teql_master_xmit(). The Fix: test for consumption with dev_xmit_complete(), which accepts NETDEV_TX_OK and every rc < NET_XMIT_MASK, matching other callers that need to distinguish consumed results from busy. Only NETDEV_TX_OK keeps the packet counted in tx_packets/tx_bytes and advances the slave; a consumed result that is neither a success nor NET_XMIT_CN ends the attempt and is charged to tx_dropped, so lower-qdisc drops are no longer reported as good transmits. NET_XMIT_CN is counted like success because it can accompany acceptance of the current packet: pfifo_head_drop drops the old head, enqueues the current skb and returns NET_XMIT_CN. Conditions to recreate the bug: With CONFIG_NET_SCH_TEQL, CONFIG_VLAN_8021Q and CONFIG_DUMMY enabled, add lkrdummy0 (dummy) and lkrvlan0 (VLAN id 37 on lkrdummy0); set a pfifo limit 0 root on lkrdummy0 and a teql0 root on lkrvlan0; bring teql0 up with an address and send one UDP packet to it. The VLAN xmit returns NET_XMIT_DROP from the lower qdisc while holding a freed skb.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
Upgrade to Linux kernel 6.18.61, 7.3.2 or 7.4-rc1, which fix the flaw. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 has no fix planned, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 and Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 have no fix available.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-08
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 6.18.61, 7.3.2, 7.4-rc1
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Not affected: 4 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5
Timeline
- 2026-11-07 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-99282
- 2026-11-07 Alias added: GHSA-hh8x-8f55-7ggp
- 2026-11-08 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-11-08 CVSS score added · Red Hat
References
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Sources
- CVE-2026-99282 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-99282 · NVD
- GHSA-hh8x-8f55-7ggp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-99282 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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