net: qrtr: fix refcount saturation and potential UAF in qrtr_port_remove
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2026-52947 |
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | Linux |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2026-06-24 17:17:04 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-06-24 17:17:04 UTC |
| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net: qrtr: fix refcount saturation and potential UAF in qrtr_port_remove
In qrtr_port_remove(), the socket reference count is decremented via
__sock_put() before the port is removed from the qrtr_ports XArray and
before the RCU grace period elapses.
This breaks the fundamental RCU update paradigm. It exposes a race
window where a concurrent RCU reader (such as qrtr_reset_ports() or
qrtr_port_lookup()) can obtain a pointer to the socket from the XArray,
and attempt to call sock_hold() on a socket whose reference count has
already dropped to zero.
This exact race condition was hit during syzkaller fuzzing, leading to
the following refcount saturation warning and a potential Use-After-Free:
refcount_t: saturated; leaking memory.
WARNING: CPU: 3 PID: 1273 at lib/refcount.c:22 refcount_warn_saturate+0xae/0x1d0
Modules linked in: qrtr(+) bochs drm_shmem_helper ...
Call Trace:
<TASK>
qrtr_reset_ports net/qrtr/af_qrtr.c:768 [inline] [qrtr]
__qrtr_bind.isra.0+0x48b/0x570 net/qrtr/af_qrtr.c:805 [qrtr]
qrtr_bind+0x17d/0x210 net/qrtr/af_qrtr.c:901 [qrtr]
kernel_bind+0xe4/0x120 net/socket.c:3592
qrtr_ns_init+0x1a6/0x380 net/qrtr/ns.c:715 [qrtr]
qrtr_proto_init+0x3b/0xff0 net/qrtr/af_qrtr.c:169 [qrtr]
do_one_initcall+0xf5/0x5e0 init/main.c:1283
...
</TASK>
Fix this by deferring the reference count decrement until after the
xa_erase() and the synchronize_rcu() complete.
(Note: The v1 of this patch incorrectly replaced __sock_put() with
sock_put(). As Simon Horman pointed out, the callers of qrtr_port_remove()
still hold a reference to the socket, so freeing the socket memory here
would lead to a subsequent UAF in the caller. Thus, the __sock_put() is
kept, but only repositioned to close the RCU race.) |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
| Source | Vendor | Product | Version | Platforms |
|---|
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
affected bdabad3e363d825ddf9679dd431cca0b2c30f881 2aa4c12723fe432e623462a3be42a197a128722b git |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
affected bdabad3e363d825ddf9679dd431cca0b2c30f881 03bfa95e452e2b6ccd76a332060ae4feaf5ad84d git |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
affected bdabad3e363d825ddf9679dd431cca0b2c30f881 474293d90880622fde9d2430fb0165767090f7b3 git |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
affected bdabad3e363d825ddf9679dd431cca0b2c30f881 2047c2aa0963bb2872fd722300a15bcb441a4c00 git |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
affected bdabad3e363d825ddf9679dd431cca0b2c30f881 7de2d447072be3b1a76793f034432338fc9c494b git |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
affected bdabad3e363d825ddf9679dd431cca0b2c30f881 ab269990ed58143a92a263be1bee626d82ac03da git |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
affected bdabad3e363d825ddf9679dd431cca0b2c30f881 3b20ec8f31e8a6a6782243f473b0abd3463621df git |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
affected bdabad3e363d825ddf9679dd431cca0b2c30f881 a2171131ecda1ed61a594a1eb715e75fdad0fef5 git |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
affected 4.7 |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
unaffected 4.7 semver |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
unaffected 5.10.259 5.10.* semver |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
unaffected 5.15.210 5.15.* semver |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
unaffected 6.1.176 6.1.* semver |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
unaffected 6.6.143 6.6.* semver |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
unaffected 6.12.94 6.12.* semver |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
unaffected 6.18.36 6.18.* semver |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
unaffected 7.0.13 7.0.* semver |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
unaffected 7.1 * original_commit_for_fix |
Not specified |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/3b20ec8f31e8a6a6782243f473b0abd3463621df |
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 |
git.kernel.org |
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| git.kernel.org/stable/c/a2171131ecda1ed61a594a1eb715e75fdad0fef5 |
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 |
git.kernel.org |
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| git.kernel.org/stable/c/03bfa95e452e2b6ccd76a332060ae4feaf5ad84d |
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 |
git.kernel.org |
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| git.kernel.org/stable/c/2aa4c12723fe432e623462a3be42a197a128722b |
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 |
git.kernel.org |
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| git.kernel.org/stable/c/474293d90880622fde9d2430fb0165767090f7b3 |
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 |
git.kernel.org |
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| git.kernel.org/stable/c/ab269990ed58143a92a263be1bee626d82ac03da |
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 |
git.kernel.org |
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| git.kernel.org/stable/c/7de2d447072be3b1a76793f034432338fc9c494b |
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 |
git.kernel.org |
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| git.kernel.org/stable/c/2047c2aa0963bb2872fd722300a15bcb441a4c00 |
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 |
git.kernel.org |
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CVE.ORG |
www.cve.org |
canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail |
NVD |
nvd.nist.gov |
canonical, analysis |
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There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.