Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
tipc: hold a reference to nodes found by link name
tipc_node_find_by_name() returns a node after dropping its RCU read lock
without taking a reference. The LINK_SET, LINK_GET and LINK_RESET_STATS
handlers then lock and access the node, racing with timer-driven cleanup of
a down peer. Generic netlink serialization does not exclude the node
timer.
The following interleaving can leave a handler using a freed node:
CPU 0: find the node under RCU and release the node read lock
CPU 1: tipc_node_timeout() clears the links and unlinks the down node
CPU 1: drop the list and timer references, queuing tipc_node_free()
CPU 0: leave the RCU read-side critical section
CPU 1: complete the grace period and free the node
CPU 0: acquire the node lock through the stale pointer
LINK_SET also uses the node's media address after releasing the node lock,
when passing queued packets to tipc_bearer_xmit().
KASAN on v7.3-rc5 reported:
BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in _raw_read_lock_bh
Write of size 4 at addr ffff88807e06f008 by task poc/92
Call Trace:
_raw_read_lock_bh kernel/locking/spinlock.c:287
tipc_nl_node_set_link net/tipc/node.c:2475
genl_family_rcv_msg_doit net/netlink/genetlink.c:1114
genl_rcv_msg net/netlink/genetlink.c:1209
netlink_rcv_skb net/netlink/af_netlink.c:2575
Allocated by task 0:
tipc_node_create net/tipc/node.c:539
tipc_node_check_dest net/tipc/node.c:1196
tipc_disc_rcv net/tipc/discover.c:252
Freed by task 92:
kfree mm/slub.c:6801
rcu_core kernel/rcu/tree.c:2919
Last potentially related work creation:
__call_rcu_common.constprop.0 kernel/rcu/tree.c:3181
tipc_node_timeout net/tipc/node.c:814
Acquire a reference to the selected node with kref_get_unless_zero() before
leaving RCU, returning NULL if the node has already been released. Release
that reference on every caller exit after the last node access, including
transmission in LINK_SET. Keep the existing link lookup order and locking
so concurrent link removal still takes the existing error paths.
tipc: hold a reference to nodes found by link name
tipc_node_find_by_name() returns a node after dropping its RCU read lock
without taking a reference. The LINK_SET, LINK_GET and LINK_RESET_STATS
handlers then lock and access the node, racing with timer-driven cleanup of
a down peer. Generic netlink serialization does not exclude the node
timer.
The following interleaving can leave a handler using a freed node:
CPU 0: find the node under RCU and release the node read lock
CPU 1: tipc_node_timeout() clears the links and unlinks the down node
CPU 1: drop the list and timer references, queuing tipc_node_free()
CPU 0: leave the RCU read-side critical section
CPU 1: complete the grace period and free the node
CPU 0: acquire the node lock through the stale pointer
LINK_SET also uses the node's media address after releasing the node lock,
when passing queued packets to tipc_bearer_xmit().
KASAN on v7.3-rc5 reported:
BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in _raw_read_lock_bh
Write of size 4 at addr ffff88807e06f008 by task poc/92
Call Trace:
_raw_read_lock_bh kernel/locking/spinlock.c:287
tipc_nl_node_set_link net/tipc/node.c:2475
genl_family_rcv_msg_doit net/netlink/genetlink.c:1114
genl_rcv_msg net/netlink/genetlink.c:1209
netlink_rcv_skb net/netlink/af_netlink.c:2575
Allocated by task 0:
tipc_node_create net/tipc/node.c:539
tipc_node_check_dest net/tipc/node.c:1196
tipc_disc_rcv net/tipc/discover.c:252
Freed by task 92:
kfree mm/slub.c:6801
rcu_core kernel/rcu/tree.c:2919
Last potentially related work creation:
__call_rcu_common.constprop.0 kernel/rcu/tree.c:3181
tipc_node_timeout net/tipc/node.c:814
Acquire a reference to the selected node with kref_get_unless_zero() before
leaving RCU, returning NULL if the node has already been released. Release
that reference on every caller exit after the last node access, including
transmission in LINK_SET. Keep the existing link lookup order and locking
so concurrent link removal still takes the existing error paths.
Published:
2026-10-23
Score:
n/a
EPSS:
n/a
KEV:
No
Impact:
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Action:
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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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Fri, 23 Oct 2026 12:45:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tipc: hold a reference to nodes found by link name tipc_node_find_by_name() returns a node after dropping its RCU read lock without taking a reference. The LINK_SET, LINK_GET and LINK_RESET_STATS handlers then lock and access the node, racing with timer-driven cleanup of a down peer. Generic netlink serialization does not exclude the node timer. The following interleaving can leave a handler using a freed node: CPU 0: find the node under RCU and release the node read lock CPU 1: tipc_node_timeout() clears the links and unlinks the down node CPU 1: drop the list and timer references, queuing tipc_node_free() CPU 0: leave the RCU read-side critical section CPU 1: complete the grace period and free the node CPU 0: acquire the node lock through the stale pointer LINK_SET also uses the node's media address after releasing the node lock, when passing queued packets to tipc_bearer_xmit(). KASAN on v7.3-rc5 reported: BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in _raw_read_lock_bh Write of size 4 at addr ffff88807e06f008 by task poc/92 Call Trace: _raw_read_lock_bh kernel/locking/spinlock.c:287 tipc_nl_node_set_link net/tipc/node.c:2475 genl_family_rcv_msg_doit net/netlink/genetlink.c:1114 genl_rcv_msg net/netlink/genetlink.c:1209 netlink_rcv_skb net/netlink/af_netlink.c:2575 Allocated by task 0: tipc_node_create net/tipc/node.c:539 tipc_node_check_dest net/tipc/node.c:1196 tipc_disc_rcv net/tipc/discover.c:252 Freed by task 92: kfree mm/slub.c:6801 rcu_core kernel/rcu/tree.c:2919 Last potentially related work creation: __call_rcu_common.constprop.0 kernel/rcu/tree.c:3181 tipc_node_timeout net/tipc/node.c:814 Acquire a reference to the selected node with kref_get_unless_zero() before leaving RCU, returning NULL if the node has already been released. Release that reference on every caller exit after the last node access, including transmission in LINK_SET. Keep the existing link lookup order and locking so concurrent link removal still takes the existing error paths. | |
| Title | tipc: hold a reference to nodes found by link name | |
| 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 linux Kernel |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-10-23T12:22:35.462Z
Reserved: 2026-09-25T10:25:14.388Z
Link: CVE-2026-99053
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NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2026-10-23T13:17:28.877
Modified: 2026-10-23T13:17:28.877
Link: CVE-2026-99053
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