CVE-2026-53212
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
netfilter: nft_tunnel: fix use-after-free on object destroy
nft_tunnel_obj_destroy() calls metadata_dst_free() which directly kfree()s the metadata_dst, ignoring the dst_entry refcount. Packets that took a reference via dst_hold() in nft_tunnel_obj_eval() and are still queued (e.g. in a netem qdisc) are left with a dangling pointer. When these packets are eventually dequeued, dst_release() operates on freed memory.
Replace metadata_dst_free() with dst_release() so the metadata_dst is freed only after all references are dropped. The dst subsystem already handles metadata_dst cleanup in dst_destroy() when DST_METADATA is set.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | af308b94a2a4a5a27bec9028354c4df444a7c8ba < 349df61526d2e39decc685d246202e3e284cfe05 | affected |
| Linux | Linux | af308b94a2a4a5a27bec9028354c4df444a7c8ba < 55b79b1ae42372012413ce0413181d26679b17ef | affected |
| Linux | Linux | af308b94a2a4a5a27bec9028354c4df444a7c8ba < 5e9ee18b27fde88cb6148202b33916c66693fe82 | affected |
| Linux | Linux | af308b94a2a4a5a27bec9028354c4df444a7c8ba < 8767fe4079affa74314d7eb3220e700150289842 | affected |
| Linux | Linux | af308b94a2a4a5a27bec9028354c4df444a7c8ba < fda6573a46ad24f35348e024905ee5bdf729797e | affected |
| Linux | Linux | af308b94a2a4a5a27bec9028354c4df444a7c8ba < 941d7394efda5e054e2d6f3e0dd0f6a9ba19aaa3 | affected |
| Linux | Linux | af308b94a2a4a5a27bec9028354c4df444a7c8ba < f9a0e4b61054cde89a2a77845293c726cc07cc43 | affected |
| Linux | Linux | af308b94a2a4a5a27bec9028354c4df444a7c8ba < c32b26aaa2f9216520a38b3f4bfeec846eb3eb8a | affected |
| Linux | Linux | 4.19 | affected |
| Linux | Linux | 0 < 4.19 | unaffected |
| Linux | Linux | 5.10.259 <= 5.10.* | unaffected |
| Linux | Linux | 5.15.210 <= 5.15.* | unaffected |
| Linux | Linux | 6.1.176 <= 6.1.* | unaffected |
| Linux | Linux | 6.6.143 <= 6.6.* | unaffected |
| Linux | Linux | 6.12.94 <= 6.12.* | unaffected |
| Linux | Linux | 6.18.36 <= 6.18.* | unaffected |
| Linux | Linux | 7.0.13 <= 7.0.* | unaffected |
| Linux | Linux | 7.1 <= * | unaffected |
Weaknesses
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/349df61526d2e39decc685d246202e3e284cfe05
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/55b79b1ae42372012413ce0413181d26679b17ef
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5e9ee18b27fde88cb6148202b33916c66693fe82
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8767fe4079affa74314d7eb3220e700150289842
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fda6573a46ad24f35348e024905ee5bdf729797e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/941d7394efda5e054e2d6f3e0dd0f6a9ba19aaa3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f9a0e4b61054cde89a2a77845293c726cc07cc43
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c32b26aaa2f9216520a38b3f4bfeec846eb3eb8a
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