Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net, bpf: check master for NULL in xdp_master_redirect()
xdp_master_redirect() dereferences the result of
netdev_master_upper_dev_get_rcu() without a NULL check, but that helper
returns NULL when the receiving device has no upper-master adjacency.
The reach guard only checks netif_is_bond_slave(). On bond slave release
bond_upper_dev_unlink() drops the upper-master adjacency before clearing
IFF_SLAVE, so an XDP_TX reaching xdp_master_redirect() in that window
still passes netif_is_bond_slave() while master is already NULL, and
faults on master->flags at offset 0xb0:
BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 00000000000000b0
RIP: 0010:xdp_master_redirect (net/core/filter.c:4432)
Call Trace:
xdp_master_redirect (net/core/filter.c:4432)
bpf_prog_run_generic_xdp (include/net/xdp.h:700)
do_xdp_generic (net/core/dev.c:5608)
__netif_receive_skb_one_core (net/core/dev.c:6204)
process_backlog (net/core/dev.c:6319)
__napi_poll (net/core/dev.c:7729)
net_rx_action (net/core/dev.c:7792)
handle_softirqs (kernel/softirq.c:622)
__dev_queue_xmit (include/linux/bottom_half.h:33)
packet_sendmsg (net/packet/af_packet.c:3082)
__sys_sendto (net/socket.c:2252)
Kernel panic - not syncing: Fatal exception in interrupt
The missing check dates back to the original code; commit 1921f91298d1
("net, bpf: fix null-ptr-deref in xdp_master_redirect() for down master")
later added the master->flags read where the fault now lands but kept the
unconditional deref. Check master for NULL before use; a NULL master is
treated the same as one that is not up.
net, bpf: check master for NULL in xdp_master_redirect()
xdp_master_redirect() dereferences the result of
netdev_master_upper_dev_get_rcu() without a NULL check, but that helper
returns NULL when the receiving device has no upper-master adjacency.
The reach guard only checks netif_is_bond_slave(). On bond slave release
bond_upper_dev_unlink() drops the upper-master adjacency before clearing
IFF_SLAVE, so an XDP_TX reaching xdp_master_redirect() in that window
still passes netif_is_bond_slave() while master is already NULL, and
faults on master->flags at offset 0xb0:
BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 00000000000000b0
RIP: 0010:xdp_master_redirect (net/core/filter.c:4432)
Call Trace:
xdp_master_redirect (net/core/filter.c:4432)
bpf_prog_run_generic_xdp (include/net/xdp.h:700)
do_xdp_generic (net/core/dev.c:5608)
__netif_receive_skb_one_core (net/core/dev.c:6204)
process_backlog (net/core/dev.c:6319)
__napi_poll (net/core/dev.c:7729)
net_rx_action (net/core/dev.c:7792)
handle_softirqs (kernel/softirq.c:622)
__dev_queue_xmit (include/linux/bottom_half.h:33)
packet_sendmsg (net/packet/af_packet.c:3082)
__sys_sendto (net/socket.c:2252)
Kernel panic - not syncing: Fatal exception in interrupt
The missing check dates back to the original code; commit 1921f91298d1
("net, bpf: fix null-ptr-deref in xdp_master_redirect() for down master")
later added the master->flags read where the fault now lands but kept the
unconditional deref. Check master for NULL before use; a NULL master is
treated the same as one that is not up.
Published:
2026-07-27
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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
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Mon, 27 Jul 2026 20:30:00 +0000
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net, bpf: check master for NULL in xdp_master_redirect() xdp_master_redirect() dereferences the result of netdev_master_upper_dev_get_rcu() without a NULL check, but that helper returns NULL when the receiving device has no upper-master adjacency. The reach guard only checks netif_is_bond_slave(). On bond slave release bond_upper_dev_unlink() drops the upper-master adjacency before clearing IFF_SLAVE, so an XDP_TX reaching xdp_master_redirect() in that window still passes netif_is_bond_slave() while master is already NULL, and faults on master->flags at offset 0xb0: BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 00000000000000b0 RIP: 0010:xdp_master_redirect (net/core/filter.c:4432) Call Trace: xdp_master_redirect (net/core/filter.c:4432) bpf_prog_run_generic_xdp (include/net/xdp.h:700) do_xdp_generic (net/core/dev.c:5608) __netif_receive_skb_one_core (net/core/dev.c:6204) process_backlog (net/core/dev.c:6319) __napi_poll (net/core/dev.c:7729) net_rx_action (net/core/dev.c:7792) handle_softirqs (kernel/softirq.c:622) __dev_queue_xmit (include/linux/bottom_half.h:33) packet_sendmsg (net/packet/af_packet.c:3082) __sys_sendto (net/socket.c:2252) Kernel panic - not syncing: Fatal exception in interrupt The missing check dates back to the original code; commit 1921f91298d1 ("net, bpf: fix null-ptr-deref in xdp_master_redirect() for down master") later added the master->flags read where the fault now lands but kept the unconditional deref. Check master for NULL before use; a NULL master is treated the same as one that is not up. | |
| Title | net, bpf: check master for NULL in xdp_master_redirect() | |
| First Time appeared |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Linux linux Kernel |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-07-27T20:10:36.659Z
Reserved: 2026-07-19T15:36:31.795Z
Link: CVE-2026-64545
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