CVE-2026-74609
Estado: RecibidaAlta (7.8)—
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
tipc: read le->link under the node lock in tipc_node_link_down()
tipc_node_link_down() caches the link pointer before taking n->lock:
The delete=true caller frees that very object under n->lock, so the lock does not protect the cached pointer against it:
The link is freed with plain kfree(), not kfree_rcu(), and for UDP bearers disable_media() only schedules the asynchronous cleanup_bearer() work, so its synchronize_net() runs after the links are already gone. An in-flight CPU A that has read l therefore dereferences freed memory once B frees it: a use-after-free read in tipc_link_is_establishing(), and a use-after-free write via tipc_link_reset() on the establishing branch.
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The following trace was captured on 7.2.0-rc5-00284-gaf39eb111ce6:
Move the le->link read inside tipc_node_write_lock(), so it is serialised against the kfree() in the delete path. A racing teardown now either has not run yet, and we see a valid link, or has already run, and we see NULL.
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struct tipc_link *l = le->link; /* unlocked */
if (!l)
return;
tipc_node_write_lock(n);
if (!tipc_link_is_establishing(l)) { /* deref l */
...
tipc_link_reset(l); /* write into l */
if (delete) {
kfree(l);
le->link = NULL;
- CPU A, delete=false: tipc_rcv() on TIPC_LINK_DOWN_EVT, or the link
supervision timer via tipc_node_timeout(), reads l unlocked and then
dereferences it under n->lock;
- CPU B, delete=true: netlink TIPC_NL_BEARER_DISABLE -> bearer_disable()
-> tipc_node_delete_links() -> tipc_node_link_down(n, bearer_id, true)
-> kfree(l).
BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in tipc_link_is_establishing (net/tipc/link.c:285)
Read of size 4 at addr ffff88802e2aa068 by task swapper/2/0
tipc_link_is_establishing (net/tipc/link.c:285)
tipc_node_link_down (net/tipc/node.c:1076)
tipc_node_timeout (net/tipc/node.c:843)
Allocated by task 9549:
tipc_link_create (net/tipc/link.c:490)
tipc_node_check_dest (net/tipc/node.c:1279)
tipc_disc_rcv (net/tipc/discover.c:252)
tipc_udp_recv (net/tipc/udp_media.c:389)
Freed by task 9549:
tipc_node_link_down (net/tipc/node.c:1084)
tipc_node_delete_links (net/tipc/node.c:1320)
bearer_disable (net/tipc/bearer.c:414)
__tipc_nl_bearer_disable (net/tipc/bearer.c:992)CVSS
- Versión: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Puntuación base: 7.8
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.17%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 6
- 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
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalationprivilege escalation85 % - Impacto principal
T1499.004Application or System Exploitationimpact75 % - Impacto secundario
T1561.002Disk Structure Wipeimpact60 %
Vulnerabilidad de race condition en kernel Linux que permite escalada de privilegios mediante lectura de memoria liberada (use-after-free). Requiere acceso local (AV:L, PR:L) y desencadena DoS por corrupción de memoria y potencial lectura de datos del kernel.
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/2be741ad565c610871a6a95062c12c39da7168fd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/47ba70891b10b2feb52462086b7fcd2ad75d3ce3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5558a8312452ddb21eff22b1cbd84302ad951944
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/69d209461c110388710e483a130caf051e4fd09a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a714d62513befef37f71f4ae89bb1fe173b65f2e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c3f2347a47754eac690967cfd82cb6d559817b07
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cba9ccb47e9fa4cc77692fb896cc5ab57a667882
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/de017c22135f545ca4e65d1eada22887b64958eb
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"value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ntipc: read le->link under the node lock in tipc_node_link_down()\n\ntipc_node_link_down() caches the link pointer before taking n->lock:\n\n\tstruct tipc_link *l = le->link;\t\t/* unlocked */\n\n\tif (!l)\n\t\treturn;\n\ttipc_node_write_lock(n);\n\tif (!tipc_link_is_establishing(l)) {\t/* deref l */\n\t...\n\t\ttipc_link_reset(l);\t\t/* write into l */\n\tif (delete) {\n\t\tkfree(l);\n\t\tle->link = NULL;\n\nThe delete=true caller frees that very object under n->lock, so the lock\ndoes not protect the cached pointer against it:\n\n - CPU A, delete=false: tipc_rcv() on TIPC_LINK_DOWN_EVT, or the link\n supervision timer via tipc_node_timeout(), reads l unlocked and then\n dereferences it under n->lock;\n - CPU B, delete=true: netlink TIPC_NL_BEARER_DISABLE -> bearer_disable()\n -> tipc_node_delete_links() -> tipc_node_link_down(n, bearer_id, true)\n -> kfree(l).\n\nThe link is freed with plain kfree(), not kfree_rcu(), and for UDP bearers\ndisable_media() only schedules the asynchronous cleanup_bearer() work, so\nits synchronize_net() runs after the links are already gone. An in-flight\nCPU A that has read l therefore dereferences freed memory once B frees it:\na use-after-free read in tipc_link_is_establishing(), and a use-after-free\nwrite via tipc_link_reset() on the establishing branch.\n\nThe following trace was captured on 7.2.0-rc5-00284-gaf39eb111ce6:\n\n BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in tipc_link_is_establishing (net/tipc/link.c:285)\n Read of size 4 at addr ffff88802e2aa068 by task swapper/2/0\n tipc_link_is_establishing (net/tipc/link.c:285)\n tipc_node_link_down (net/tipc/node.c:1076)\n tipc_node_timeout (net/tipc/node.c:843)\n Allocated by task 9549:\n tipc_link_create (net/tipc/link.c:490)\n tipc_node_check_dest (net/tipc/node.c:1279)\n tipc_disc_rcv (net/tipc/discover.c:252)\n tipc_udp_recv (net/tipc/udp_media.c:389)\n Freed by task 9549:\n tipc_node_link_down (net/tipc/node.c:1084)\n tipc_node_delete_links (net/tipc/node.c:1320)\n bearer_disable (net/tipc/bearer.c:414)\n __tipc_nl_bearer_disable (net/tipc/bearer.c:992)\n\nMove the le->link read inside tipc_node_write_lock(), so it is serialised\nagainst the kfree() in the delete path. A racing teardown now either has\nnot run yet, and we see a valid link, or has already run, and we see NULL."
}
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"lastModified": "2026-08-25T06:18:37.870",
"sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"
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