CVE-2026-98235

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Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/sched: act_api: release tail references on DELACTION failure A batched RTM_DELACTION request takes a temporary reference on each action before attempting any deletion. tcf_action_delete() clears each processed slot and drops its temporary reference before attempting the deletion. If deletion fails, tca_action_gd() calls tcf_action_put_many() to release the remaining references, but its tcf_act_for_each_action() iterator stops at the first NULL slot. When a batch stops at an action bound to a filter, this leaks a reference on each subsequent action. A later delete of an unbound action can then return success without removing it from the IDR. Walk the full array in tcf_action_put_many() and skip NULL slots to release the references held on the unprocessed actions.

Severity

Not scored

CVSS score

Not available

Vulnerability status

Received

Source identifier

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

Published

2026-10-06 09:18:11.203000

Last modified

2026-10-19 10:18:24.340000

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{
  "id": "CVE-2026-98235",
  "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
  "published": "2026-10-06T09:18:11.203",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-19T10:18:24.340",
  "vulnStatus": "Received",
  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnet/sched: act_api: release tail references on DELACTION failure\n\nA batched RTM_DELACTION request takes a temporary reference on each\naction before attempting any deletion. tcf_action_delete() clears\neach processed slot and drops its temporary reference before attempting\nthe deletion. If deletion fails, tca_action_gd() calls\ntcf_action_put_many() to release the remaining references, but its\ntcf_act_for_each_action() iterator stops at the first NULL slot.\n\nWhen a batch stops at an action bound to a filter, this leaks a\nreference on each subsequent action. A later delete of an unbound\naction can then return success without removing it from the IDR.\n\nWalk the full array in tcf_action_put_many() and skip NULL slots to\nrelease the references held on the unprocessed actions."
    }
  ],
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