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CVE-2026-98811

Опубликовано: 18 окт. 2026
Источник: redhat
CVSS3: 3.3
EPSS Низкий

Описание

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/sched: cls_api: reclaim an empty proto on the error path Two racing tc filter add requests on the same chain/prio of an unlocked classifier both run change() on the shared proto and both can fail: the winner's tcf_chain_tp_delete_empty() attempt gives up because the loser's handle is still in the idr, and the loser's error path drops only its own reference without a second reclamation attempt. The empty proto stays linked in the chain, holding the chain reference, a block reference and the classifier module reference until the chain or block is torn down. Reclaim the proto on the error path of any failed request that holds a proto reference. The reclamation is emptiness-gated: tcf_chain_tp_delete_empty() unlinks the proto only when delete_empty() admits it is empty, so a live shared proto is never unlinked. A proto the request created is reclaimed unconditionally - it is the only owner, so marking it for deletion is safe even without a delete_empty callback. Classifiers without one (the check marks the proto unconditionally) are rtnl-serialized, so the raced window this guard closes cannot arise for them. This is a follow-up to commit d4e359b3608a ("net/sched: cls_api: fix teardown of an adopted proto on insert-race loss"), which stopped the loser of the insert race from unlinking the winner's live proto but left the empty-proto residual in place. Conditions to recreate:

  • CONFIG_NET_CLS_FLOWER=y; veth pair
  • tc qdisc add dev veth0 ingress
  • two concurrent tc filter add dev veth0 ingress protocol ip pref 1 flower skip_sw ... action drop (both fail in fl_hw_replace_filter after publishing their handle in the idr); repeat in a loop
  • an empty flower tp stays linked after both requests fail; visible as a bare filter protocol ip pref 1 flower chain 0 header in tc filter show with no filter entries
  • CAP_NET_ADMIN (namespace-local via unshare -Urn suffices)

    A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's network traffic control classifier subsystem. A local attacker with network administration privileges could exploit a race condition by submitting concurrent filter addition requests that fail during creation. Due to improper error handling, the kernel fails to properly reclaim empty protocol structures, leaving unreleased references in memory. This issue leads to a resource leak, which may result in a Denial of Service (DoS).

Затронутые пакеты

ПлатформаПакетСостояниеРекомендацияРелиз
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10kernelFix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6kernelOut of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7kernelNot affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7kernel-rtNot affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8kernelFix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8kernel-rtFix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9kernelFix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9kernel-rtFix deferred
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-8Fix deferred
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-9Fix deferred

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Дополнительная информация

Статус:

Low
Дефект:
CWE-772
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2555214kernel: net/sched: cls_api: reclaim an empty proto on the error path

EPSS

Процентиль: 7%
0.00179
Низкий

3.3 Low

CVSS3

Связанные уязвимости

ubuntu
22 дня назад

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/sched: cls_api: reclaim an empty proto on the error path Two racing tc filter add requests on the same chain/prio of an unlocked classifier both run change() on the shared proto and both can fail: the winner's tcf_chain_tp_delete_empty() attempt gives up because the loser's handle is still in the idr, and the loser's error path drops only its own reference without a second reclamation attempt. The empty proto stays linked in the chain, holding the chain reference, a block reference and the classifier module reference until the chain or block is torn down. Reclaim the proto on the error path of any failed request that holds a proto reference. The reclamation is emptiness-gated: tcf_chain_tp_delete_empty() unlinks the proto only when delete_empty() admits it is empty, so a live shared proto is never unlinked. A proto the request created is reclaimed unconditionally - it is the only owner, so marking it for deletio...

nvd
22 дня назад

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/sched: cls_api: reclaim an empty proto on the error path Two racing tc filter add requests on the same chain/prio of an unlocked classifier both run change() on the shared proto and both can fail: the winner's tcf_chain_tp_delete_empty() attempt gives up because the loser's handle is still in the idr, and the loser's error path drops only its own reference without a second reclamation attempt. The empty proto stays linked in the chain, holding the chain reference, a block reference and the classifier module reference until the chain or block is torn down. Reclaim the proto on the error path of any failed request that holds a proto reference. The reclamation is emptiness-gated: tcf_chain_tp_delete_empty() unlinks the proto only when delete_empty() admits it is empty, so a live shared proto is never unlinked. A proto the request created is reclaimed unconditionally - it is the only owner, so marking it for deletio

CVSS3: 1.9
msrc
21 день назад

net/sched: cls_api: reclaim an empty proto on the error path

debian
22 дня назад

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: n ...

github
22 дня назад

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/sched: cls_api: reclaim an empty proto on the error path Two racing tc filter add requests on the same chain/prio of an unlocked classifier both run change() on the shared proto and both can fail: the winner's tcf_chain_tp_delete_empty() attempt gives up because the loser's handle is still in the idr, and the loser's error path drops only its own reference without a second reclamation attempt. The empty proto stays linked in the chain, holding the chain reference, a block reference and the classifier module reference until the chain or block is torn down. Reclaim the proto on the error path of any failed request that holds a proto reference. The reclamation is emptiness-gated: tcf_chain_tp_delete_empty() unlinks the proto only when delete_empty() admits it is empty, so a live shared proto is never unlinked. A proto the request created is reclaimed unconditionally - it is the only owner, so marking it for dele...

EPSS

Процентиль: 7%
0.00179
Низкий

3.3 Low

CVSS3