CVE-2026-68144
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
phonet: pep: fix use-after-free in pep_get_sb()
pep_get_sb() doesn't consider that pskb_may_pull() might have relocated the skb data, and continue to access the older pointer, causing UAF.
Reproduced under KASAN:
Refetch the header with skb_header_pointer() after pskb_may_pull(), so the possibly stale pointer is no longer dereferenced. There are better ways to solve this, but, this is the less instrusive one.
Detalles técnicos trazas, registros y código del informe original
BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in pep_get_sb+0x234/0x3b0 Read of size 1 at addr ff11000105510f50 by task repro/157 pep_get_sb+0x234/0x3b0 pipe_handler_do_rcv+0x5f7/0xa10 pep_do_rcv+0x203/0x410 __sk_receive_skb+0x471/0x4a0 phonet_rcv+0x5b3/0x6c0 __netif_receive_skb+0xcc/0x1d0
CVSS
- Versión: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Puntuación base: 9.8
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.54%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 43
- Fecha de la puntuación: 6/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
🎯 Técnicas ATT&CK
Cómo se explota esta vulnerabilidad y qué consigue el atacante, en el lenguaje de MITRE ATT&CK.
- Explotación
T1190Exploit Public-Facing Applicationinitial access85 % - Impacto principal
T1499.004Application or System Exploitationimpact75 %
Vulnerabilidad remota de red (AV:N/PR:N/UI:N) en kernel Linux con impacto de disponibilidad por uso liberado de memoria (UAF/KASAN) que causa DoS.
Inferido por nuestro agente de análisis a partir de la descripción oficial, el vector CVSS y la CWE, y comprobado por un supervisor. Puede contener errores.
🛡️ Mitigaciones ATT&CK que cubren estas técnicas
Tecnologías afectadas (1)
⚠ Inferidas por IA a partir de la descripción — NVD aún no ha analizado esta CVE; no son CPE verificados.
Referencias
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0f71f852a96af9685858ce59fda34ecbf85c283d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/17f78c0c0d41d738ee236eb6e841e39395188054
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1d81e19fc57a5ee55b4497d01bc0510d76fb9578
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/25e3641beb51333bfbb155af2fd2573a61113af2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8d931a75a38b9bb584a4071f5ebbd52755fc35ee
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a48a889b60f73edb0399a8b08284a2ab0bd0295f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c4a52cb4da8d57d060b1d52085d25147a238dac2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/df198743859fefba2f824115f8151dd62d7ad6d8
JSON original (NVD)
Mostrar
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"value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nphonet: pep: fix use-after-free in pep_get_sb()\n\npep_get_sb() doesn't consider that pskb_may_pull() might have relocated\nthe skb data, and continue to access the older pointer, causing UAF.\n\nReproduced under KASAN:\n\n BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in pep_get_sb+0x234/0x3b0\n Read of size 1 at addr ff11000105510f50 by task repro/157\n pep_get_sb+0x234/0x3b0\n pipe_handler_do_rcv+0x5f7/0xa10\n pep_do_rcv+0x203/0x410\n __sk_receive_skb+0x471/0x4a0\n phonet_rcv+0x5b3/0x6c0\n __netif_receive_skb+0xcc/0x1d0\n\nRefetch the header with skb_header_pointer() after pskb_may_pull(), so\nthe possibly stale pointer is no longer dereferenced. There are better\nways to solve this, but, this is the less instrusive one."
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