In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net: nexthop: fix percpu use-after-free in remove_nh_grp_entry
When removing a nexthop from a group, remove_nh_grp_entry() publishes
the new group via rcu_assign_pointer() then immediately frees the
removed entry's percpu stats with free_percpu(). However, the
synchronize_net() grace period in the caller remove_nexthop_from_groups()
runs after the free. RCU readers that entered before the publish still
see the old group and can dereference the freed stats via
nh_grp_entry_stats_inc() -> get_cpu_ptr(nhge->stats), causing a
use-after-free on percpu memory.
Fix by deferring the free_percpu() until after synchronize_net() in the
caller. Removed entries are chained via nh_list onto a local deferred
free list. After the grace period completes and all RCU readers have
finished, the percpu stats are safely freed.
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Configurations
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History
15 May 2026, 15:16
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Linux linux Kernel
Linux |
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| CWE | CWE-416 | |
| CPE | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.9:-:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9e08ad731862b22a87cc55f752e16d66cdc9e231 - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ab5ebab9664214ba41a7633cb4e72f128204f924 - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/abf4feaee6405f1441929c6ebe7a250f2cd170a7 - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b2662e7593e94ae09b1cf7ee5f09160a3612bcb2 - Patch |
11 May 2026, 08:16
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| CVSS |
v2 : v3 : |
v2 : unknown
v3 : 7.8 |
08 May 2026, 15:16
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| New CVE |
Information
Published : 2026-05-08 15:16
Updated : 2026-05-15 15:16
NVD link : CVE-2026-43374
Mitre link : CVE-2026-43374
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-43374
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Products Affected
linux
- linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-416
Use After Free
