In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ipvs: fix NULL deref in ip_vs_add_service error path
When ip_vs_bind_scheduler() succeeds in ip_vs_add_service(), the local
variable sched is set to NULL. If ip_vs_start_estimator() subsequently
fails, the out_err cleanup calls ip_vs_unbind_scheduler(svc, sched)
with sched == NULL. ip_vs_unbind_scheduler() passes the cur_sched NULL
check (because svc->scheduler was set by the successful bind) but then
dereferences the NULL sched parameter at sched->done_service, causing a
kernel panic at offset 0x30 from NULL.
Oops: general protection fault, [..] [#1] PREEMPT SMP KASAN NOPTI
KASAN: null-ptr-deref in range [0x0000000000000030-0x0000000000000037]
RIP: 0010:ip_vs_unbind_scheduler (net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_sched.c:69)
Call Trace:
<TASK>
ip_vs_add_service.isra.0 (net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_ctl.c:1500)
do_ip_vs_set_ctl (net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_ctl.c:2809)
nf_setsockopt (net/netfilter/nf_sockopt.c:102)
[..]
Fix by simply not clearing the local sched variable after a successful
bind. ip_vs_unbind_scheduler() already detects whether a scheduler is
installed via svc->scheduler, and keeping sched non-NULL ensures the
error path passes the correct pointer to both ip_vs_unbind_scheduler()
and ip_vs_scheduler_put().
While the bug is older, the problem popups in more recent kernels (6.2),
when the new error path is taken after the ip_vs_start_estimator() call.
References
Configurations
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History
01 Jun 2026, 18:16
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4039959315008888dd53c37674d33351817a5166 - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/730663352c9178f33fcf5929f4a37c1f1ca5a693 - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9a91797e61d286805ae10a92cc48959c30800556 - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a32dabacee111cea083ddd57a03635672e1bff29 - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c2ddbe577e2ebf63f2d8fb15cdc7503af70f3e94 - Patch | |
| CVSS |
v2 : v3 : |
v2 : unknown
v3 : 5.5 |
| First Time |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPE | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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| CWE | CWE-476 |
06 May 2026, 10:16
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Information
Published : 2026-05-06 10:16
Updated : 2026-06-01 18:16
NVD link : CVE-2026-43086
Mitre link : CVE-2026-43086
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-43086
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Products Affected
linux
- linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-476
NULL Pointer Dereference