ixgbevf: fix use-after-free in VEPA multicast source pruning
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2026-64113 |
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | Linux |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2026-07-19 16:17:52 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-07-19 16:17:52 UTC |
| Description | In 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. |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
| Source | Vendor | Product | Version | Platforms |
|---|
| 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
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/a244395d8c563ed1bb26c3ef708db6aeeaa08084 |
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 |
git.kernel.org |
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| git.kernel.org/stable/c/55b3e91d62b2f7a24109b2d7c9f4c66d2e3b1ec1 |
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 |
git.kernel.org |
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| git.kernel.org/stable/c/6ef30384a50a50e4a484cddf341bc27de31aa3de |
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 |
git.kernel.org |
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| git.kernel.org/stable/c/e8768bcbe5cd30c4ea36a22022c9ffaa66903693 |
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 |
git.kernel.org |
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| git.kernel.org/stable/c/dfef79e09ed2f5df975c98547f97f5d7f8982a24 |
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 |
git.kernel.org |
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| git.kernel.org/stable/c/5d49b568c188dc77199d8d2b959c91da8cc27cf1 |
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 |
git.kernel.org |
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| git.kernel.org/stable/c/3d931ac62411a7e43b85dba5fe45e1a4a91bd5cb |
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 |
git.kernel.org |
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| git.kernel.org/stable/c/add70e2682c0ad3be2a5810bcf1bc13963ba4df9 |
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.