CVE-2026-90248
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Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/sched: cls_api: fix teardown of an adopted proto on insert-race loss In tc_new_tfilter() the create branch sets tp_created = 1 before calling tcf_chain_tp_insert_unique(). When the caller loses the race (another request inserted a proto at the same chain/prio first), insert_unique() destroys the caller's own tp_new and returns the winner's proto with an extra reference. tp_created was never cleared, so the loser's errout path treated the winner's live proto as its own and called tcf_chain_tp_delete_empty() on it, silently unlinking an active classifier that the winning request already advertised via RTM_NEWTFILTER. Track the outcome of the insert step in a single tri-state variable so each errout path reacts correctly: - TP_NOT_CREATED: no proto created; pursue the old path. - TP_CREATED: proto inserted successfully; same code path as before. - TP_NOT_OWNED: New - lost the insert race; tp is another request's proto (chain ref already released by tp_new's destroy) Both errout reactions are single expressions derived from the state. This fix is motivated by the Sashiko's automated review of Patch (net/sched: cls_api: Always acquire rtnl_lock when destroying locked classifiers) [1][2]. The review identified the silent-unlink behaviour of an adopted proto's teardown when a request loses the tcf_chain_tp_insert_unique() race. [1] https://sashiko.dev/#/patchset/20260801125632.360365-1-jhs%40mojatatu.com [2] https://netdev-ai.bots.linux.dev/sashiko/#/patchset/20260801125632.360365-1-jhs%40mojatatu.com
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"id": "CVE-2026-90248",
"sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
"published": "2026-09-17T17:17:20.947",
"lastModified": "2026-10-19T09:19:15.323",
"vulnStatus": "Received",
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"value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnet/sched: cls_api: fix teardown of an adopted proto on insert-race loss\n\nIn tc_new_tfilter() the create branch sets tp_created = 1 before calling\ntcf_chain_tp_insert_unique(). When the caller loses the race (another\nrequest inserted a proto at the same chain/prio first), insert_unique()\ndestroys the caller's own tp_new and returns the winner's proto with an\nextra reference. tp_created was never cleared, so the loser's errout\npath treated the winner's live proto as its own and called\ntcf_chain_tp_delete_empty() on it, silently unlinking an active\nclassifier that the winning request already advertised via\nRTM_NEWTFILTER.\n\nTrack the outcome of the insert step in a single tri-state variable so\neach errout path reacts correctly:\n\n- TP_NOT_CREATED: no proto created; pursue the old path.\n- TP_CREATED: proto inserted successfully; same code path as before.\n- TP_NOT_OWNED: New - lost the insert race; tp is another request's proto\n (chain ref already released by tp_new's destroy)\n\nBoth errout reactions are single expressions derived from the state.\n\nThis fix is motivated by the Sashiko's automated review of Patch\n(net/sched: cls_api: Always acquire rtnl_lock when destroying locked\nclassifiers) [1][2]. The review identified the silent-unlink behaviour of\nan adopted proto's teardown when a request loses the\ntcf_chain_tp_insert_unique() race.\n\n[1] https://sashiko.dev/#/patchset/20260801125632.360365-1-jhs%40mojatatu.com\n[2] https://netdev-ai.bots.linux.dev/sashiko/#/patchset/20260801125632.360365-1-jhs%40mojatatu.com"
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