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TI-2026-86606 Aliases CVE-2026-99282GHSA-hh8x-8f55-7ggp

Use-after-free in Linux kernel sch_teql on lower qdisc drop

Priority LOW 38Published · Updated

Key facts

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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

Fix Partial Linux (Linux): 6.18.61, 7.3.2, 7.4-rc1Red Hat: 4 without a fix

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
LinuxLinux2.6.33 and later6.18.61, 7.3.2, 7.4-rc1Patch availableCNA
  • Linux VendorLinux Affected 2.6.33 and later Fixed in 6.18.61, 7.3.2, 7.4-rc1 Patch available CNA

CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1

Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·Linux

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 →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
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 OpenShift Container Platform 4AffectedNo 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

  1. 2026-11-07 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-99282
  2. 2026-11-07 Alias added: GHSA-hh8x-8f55-7ggp
  3. 2026-11-08 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
  4. 2026-11-08 CVSS score added · Red Hat

References

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  • TI-2021-02452 Incorrect authorization in Ubuntu linux kernel 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
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