ixgbevf: fix use-after-free in VEPA multicast source pruning

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-64113
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerLinux
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-07-19 16:17:52 UTC
Updated2026-08-12 15:50:27 UTC
DescriptionIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ixgbevf: fix use-after-free in VEPA multicast source pruning ixgbevf_clean_rx_irq() prunes frames whose source MAC matches the VF's own address (VEPA multicast workaround) by freeing the skb and continuing to the next descriptor: dev_kfree_skb_irq(skb); continue; The skb pointer is declared outside the while loop and persists across iterations. Because the continue skips the "skb = NULL" reset at the bottom of the loop, the next iteration enters the "else if (skb)" path and calls ixgbevf_add_rx_frag() on the freed skb, dereferencing skb_shinfo(skb)->nr_frags - a use-after-free in NAPI softirq context. The sibling driver iavf already handles this correctly by nulling the pointer before continuing. Apply the same pattern here. I do not have ixgbevf hardware; the bug was found by static analysis (scan_drop_continue_loops.py + semgrep drop_continue_in_loop, multi-tool corroboration with the highest score in the scan). The UAF was confirmed under KASAN by loading a test module that reproduces the exact code pattern (alloc skb, kfree_skb, then read skb_shinfo(skb)->nr_frags): BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in ixgbevf_uaf_test_init+0x100/0x1000 Read of size 8 at addr 000000006163ae78 by task insmod/30 freed 208-byte region [000000006163adc0, 000000006163ae90) QEMU emulates igb (82576) but not ixgbe (82599), and the igbvf VF driver does not include the VEPA source pruning path, so a full end-to-end reproduction with emulated hardware was not possible.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 9.8 CRITICAL from 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 0.005000000 probability, percentile 0.400710000 (date 2026-08-02)

Problem Types: CWE-416

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67Secondary9.8CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.1CNADECLARED9.8CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Linux Linux affected bad17234ba702a50aeec50ab04724ee58af89607 3d931ac62411a7e43b85dba5fe45e1a4a91bd5cb git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected bad17234ba702a50aeec50ab04724ee58af89607 6ef30384a50a50e4a484cddf341bc27de31aa3de git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected bad17234ba702a50aeec50ab04724ee58af89607 55b3e91d62b2f7a24109b2d7c9f4c66d2e3b1ec1 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected bad17234ba702a50aeec50ab04724ee58af89607 add70e2682c0ad3be2a5810bcf1bc13963ba4df9 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected bad17234ba702a50aeec50ab04724ee58af89607 a244395d8c563ed1bb26c3ef708db6aeeaa08084 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected bad17234ba702a50aeec50ab04724ee58af89607 dfef79e09ed2f5df975c98547f97f5d7f8982a24 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected bad17234ba702a50aeec50ab04724ee58af89607 e8768bcbe5cd30c4ea36a22022c9ffaa66903693 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected bad17234ba702a50aeec50ab04724ee58af89607 5d49b568c188dc77199d8d2b959c91da8cc27cf1 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 3.19 Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 3.19 semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 5.10.258 5.10.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 5.15.209 5.15.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.1.175 6.1.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.6.142 6.6.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.12.92 6.12.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.18.34 6.18.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 7.0.11 7.0.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 7.1 * original_commit_for_fix Not specified

References

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git.kernel.org/stable/c/6ef30384a50a50e4a484cddf341bc27de31aa3de 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org Patch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/e8768bcbe5cd30c4ea36a22022c9ffaa66903693 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org Patch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/dfef79e09ed2f5df975c98547f97f5d7f8982a24 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org Patch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/5d49b568c188dc77199d8d2b959c91da8cc27cf1 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org Patch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/3d931ac62411a7e43b85dba5fe45e1a4a91bd5cb 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org Patch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/add70e2682c0ad3be2a5810bcf1bc13963ba4df9 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org Patch
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