net: ethernet: mtk_eth_soc: Fix use-after-free in metadata dst teardown
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2026-53247 |
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | Linux |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2026-06-25 09:16:42 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-06-25 09:16:42 UTC |
| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net: ethernet: mtk_eth_soc: Fix use-after-free in metadata dst teardown
mtk_free_dev() calls metadata_dst_free() which frees the metadata_dst
with kfree() immediately, bypassing the RCU grace period.
In the RX path, skb_dst_set_noref() sets a non-refcounted pointer from
the skb to the metadata_dst. This function requires RCU read-side
protection and the dst must remain valid until all RCU readers complete.
Since metadata_dst_free() calls kfree() directly, a use-after-free can
occur if any skb still holds a noref pointer to the dst when the driver
tears it down.
Replace metadata_dst_free() with dst_release() which properly goes
through the refcount path: when the refcount drops to zero, it schedules
the actual free via call_rcu_hurry(), ensuring all RCU readers have
completed before the memory is freed. |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
| Source | Vendor | Product | Version | Platforms |
|---|
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
affected 2d7605a729062bb554f03c5983d8cfb8c0b42e9c 72775977e89c25c99ee84d2c5baa3f86a8ba5cb4 git |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
affected 2d7605a729062bb554f03c5983d8cfb8c0b42e9c 459c6f35c58cf0fd5247e55d73ddaa29571d9b7e git |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
affected 2d7605a729062bb554f03c5983d8cfb8c0b42e9c e634408d2b0cd939cfe019398a21fb47b7a8ffe3 git |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
affected 2d7605a729062bb554f03c5983d8cfb8c0b42e9c 2d86aeb46d5f69c704065a8c69822582787272a1 git |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
affected 2d7605a729062bb554f03c5983d8cfb8c0b42e9c 80df409e1a483676826a6c66e693dba6ac507751 git |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
affected 6.2 |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
unaffected 6.2 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/e634408d2b0cd939cfe019398a21fb47b7a8ffe3 |
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 |
git.kernel.org |
|
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/459c6f35c58cf0fd5247e55d73ddaa29571d9b7e |
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 |
git.kernel.org |
|
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/72775977e89c25c99ee84d2c5baa3f86a8ba5cb4 |
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 |
git.kernel.org |
|
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/2d86aeb46d5f69c704065a8c69822582787272a1 |
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 |
git.kernel.org |
|
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/80df409e1a483676826a6c66e693dba6ac507751 |
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 |
git.kernel.org |
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| CVE Program record |
CVE.ORG |
www.cve.org |
canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail |
NVD |
nvd.nist.gov |
canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.