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CVE-2026-99167

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Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/sched: fix use-after-free in __tcf_action_put() __tcf_action_put() decrements the reference count before decrementing the binding count. Another thread can free the action between these operations, causing the binding-count update to access freed memory. KASAN reports it as: BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in __tcf_action_put+0x327/0x340 Write of size 4 at addr ff11000000d46420 by task tc-put-pause/64 Hold the action IDR mutex across both counter updates and IDR removal, keeping cleanup outside the lock.

Severity
Not scored
CVSS score
Not available
Vulnerability status
Received
Source identifier
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Published
2026-10-28 11:17:37.173000
Last modified
2026-10-28 11:17:37.173000
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{
  "id": "CVE-2026-99167",
  "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
  "published": "2026-10-28T11:17:37.173",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-28T11:17:37.173",
  "vulnStatus": "Received",
  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnet/sched: fix use-after-free in __tcf_action_put()\n\n__tcf_action_put() decrements the reference count before decrementing the\nbinding count. Another thread can free the action between these operations,\ncausing the binding-count update to access freed memory. KASAN reports it\nas:\n\n  BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in __tcf_action_put+0x327/0x340\n  Write of size 4 at addr ff11000000d46420 by task tc-put-pause/64\n\nHold the action IDR mutex across both counter updates and IDR removal,\nkeeping cleanup outside the lock."
    }
  ],
  "affected": [
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      "affectedData": [
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          "programFiles": [
            "net/sched/act_api.c"
          ],
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          "versions": [
            {
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              "status": "affected"
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            },
            {
              "version": "7.2.13",
              "lessThanOrEqual": "7.2.*",
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            },
            {
              "version": "7.3",
              "lessThanOrEqual": "*",
              "versionType": "original_commit_for_fix",
              "status": "unaffected"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "metrics": {},
  "references": [
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      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2465d27ef90de9105c2bffb6c35f8ce08918e642",
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}