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CVE-2026-74583
net/sched: cls_route: fix fastmap use-after-free on filter
Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/sched: cls_route: fix fastmap use-after-free on filter The route4 classifier maintains a 16-slot fastmap cache that stores raw struct route4_filter pointers indexed by (id, iif). The reader (route4_classify) populates this cache via route4_set_fastmap() for every classified packet that hits a filter. The writer (route4_delete, route4_change) clears the cache via route4_reset_fastmap() before RCU-deferred kfree of the filter. This creates a UAF race: 1. Reader walks the RCU-protected bucket chain, finds filter f 2. Writer unlinks f, calls route4_reset_fastmap(), then tcf_queue_work() 3. Reader calls route4_set_fastmap() and writes f into the cache *after* the writer's reset, caching a pointer about to be freed 4. After the RCU grace period, kfree(f) executes 5. Next classified packet on the same (id, iif) tuple hits the stale fastmap entry and reads f->res from freed memory Reproduced with an mdelay(100) accelerator in route4_set_fastmap() and a concurrent add/delete stress test (provided by both zdi and Santosh). Both triggered KASAN slab-use-after-free reports in the route4 fastmap paths. Fix: Introduce a per-filter boolean dying flag to suppress stale fastmap republishing by in-flight readers.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 21, 2026, 5:16 p.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 21, 2026, 5:16 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No

Source :

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Affected Products

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Solution
Add a 'dying' flag to filters to prevent use-after-free races.
  • Implement the 'dying' flag mechanism.
  • Suppress stale fastmap republishing.
  • Apply the kernel patch.
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  • New CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

    Aug. 21, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Affected [{'repo': 'https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git', 'vendor': 'Linux', 'product': 'Linux', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '1109c00547fc66df45b9ff923544be4c1e1bec13', 'lessThan': '7897198b26445b4009a057bda1986b94a99e5d5f', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '1109c00547fc66df45b9ff923544be4c1e1bec13', 'lessThan': '820f083c294ad6d319c02a7d43294f2ed2565139', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '1109c00547fc66df45b9ff923544be4c1e1bec13', 'lessThan': '5ec9001be6d0eb527251125632ec8fe88278897f', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '1109c00547fc66df45b9ff923544be4c1e1bec13', 'lessThan': 'b969984b2bdc85d721ce4047cd270cd37ec705a2', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '1109c00547fc66df45b9ff923544be4c1e1bec13', 'lessThan': 'a17f636c9330eac879822ce29f998e5abd1b72c1', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '1109c00547fc66df45b9ff923544be4c1e1bec13', 'lessThan': '0e7a8cf8895b06d07c7311f028eba16ad742b9bc', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '1109c00547fc66df45b9ff923544be4c1e1bec13', 'lessThan': 'ae9aff87025219005a2d16b4fe83d6f24643e50d', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '1109c00547fc66df45b9ff923544be4c1e1bec13', 'lessThan': '47d7f7051253bdc02b1d245d87e38f16d31a74df', 'versionType': 'git'}], 'programFiles': ['net/sched/cls_route.c'], 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'repo': 'https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git', 'vendor': 'Linux', 'product': 'Linux', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '3.18'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '0', 'lessThan': '3.18', 'versionType': 'semver'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '5.10.265', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '5.10.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '5.15.216', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '5.15.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '6.1.183', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '6.1.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '6.6.152', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '6.6.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '6.12.104', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '6.12.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '6.18.45', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '6.18.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '7.1.9', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '7.1.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '7.2', 'versionType': 'original_commit_for_fix', 'lessThanOrEqual': '*'}], 'programFiles': ['net/sched/cls_route.c'], 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}]
    Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/sched: cls_route: fix fastmap use-after-free on filter The route4 classifier maintains a 16-slot fastmap cache that stores raw struct route4_filter pointers indexed by (id, iif). The reader (route4_classify) populates this cache via route4_set_fastmap() for every classified packet that hits a filter. The writer (route4_delete, route4_change) clears the cache via route4_reset_fastmap() before RCU-deferred kfree of the filter. This creates a UAF race: 1. Reader walks the RCU-protected bucket chain, finds filter f 2. Writer unlinks f, calls route4_reset_fastmap(), then tcf_queue_work() 3. Reader calls route4_set_fastmap() and writes f into the cache *after* the writer's reset, caching a pointer about to be freed 4. After the RCU grace period, kfree(f) executes 5. Next classified packet on the same (id, iif) tuple hits the stale fastmap entry and reads f->res from freed memory Reproduced with an mdelay(100) accelerator in route4_set_fastmap() and a concurrent add/delete stress test (provided by both zdi and Santosh). Both triggered KASAN slab-use-after-free reports in the route4 fastmap paths. Fix: Introduce a per-filter boolean dying flag to suppress stale fastmap republishing by in-flight readers.
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0e7a8cf8895b06d07c7311f028eba16ad742b9bc
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/47d7f7051253bdc02b1d245d87e38f16d31a74df
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5ec9001be6d0eb527251125632ec8fe88278897f
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7897198b26445b4009a057bda1986b94a99e5d5f
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/820f083c294ad6d319c02a7d43294f2ed2565139
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a17f636c9330eac879822ce29f998e5abd1b72c1
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ae9aff87025219005a2d16b4fe83d6f24643e50d
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b969984b2bdc85d721ce4047cd270cd37ec705a2
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