CVE-2026-97599

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Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ieee802154: hwsim: serialize pib updates to fix double-free hwsim_update_pib() does an unserialized read-swap-free of phy->pib: pib_old = rtnl_dereference(phy->pib); ... rcu_assign_pointer(phy->pib, pib); kfree_rcu(pib_old, rcu); It assumes the RTNL is held, but ->set_channel is not always called under it: the mac802154 scan worker changes channels via drv_set_channel() without the RTNL. Such an update can race an RTNL-held one on the same phy; both read the same pib_old and both kfree_rcu() it, double-freeing the object. With SLUB percpu sheaves batching kfree_rcu(), this surfaces as a KASAN invalid-free in rcu_free_sheaf(). struct hwsim_phy has no lock for pib. Add one and make the swap atomic with rcu_replace_pointer() under it, dropping the misleading rtnl_dereference().

Severity

Not scored

CVSS score

Not available

Vulnerability status

Received

Source identifier

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

Published

2026-09-25 11:17:11.243000

Last modified

2026-10-30 13:21:09.240000

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  "id": "CVE-2026-97599",
  "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
  "published": "2026-09-25T11:17:11.243",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-30T13:21:09.240",
  "vulnStatus": "Received",
  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nieee802154: hwsim: serialize pib updates to fix double-free\n\nhwsim_update_pib() does an unserialized read-swap-free of phy->pib:\n\n\tpib_old = rtnl_dereference(phy->pib);\n\t...\n\trcu_assign_pointer(phy->pib, pib);\n\tkfree_rcu(pib_old, rcu);\n\nIt assumes the RTNL is held, but ->set_channel is not always called\nunder it: the mac802154 scan worker changes channels via\ndrv_set_channel() without the RTNL. Such an update can race an\nRTNL-held one on the same phy; both read the same pib_old and both\nkfree_rcu() it, double-freeing the object. With SLUB percpu sheaves\nbatching kfree_rcu(), this surfaces as a KASAN invalid-free in\nrcu_free_sheaf().\n\nstruct hwsim_phy has no lock for pib. Add one and make the swap atomic\nwith rcu_replace_pointer() under it, dropping the misleading\nrtnl_dereference()."
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