CVE-2026-93250

Status: ReceivedHigh (7.8)—

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

vxlan: mdb: Fix use-after-free in vxlan_mdb_flush()

vxlan_mdb_flush() iterates over the MDB entries using hlist_for_each_entry_safe(), which only tolerates the removal of the current entry. Contrary to the comment above the loop, the removal of an entry can trigger the removal of another entry.

Flushing the remotes of a (*, G) entry also removes the (S, G) entries that were created for its source list, once they are left without remotes:

Such an entry can be located after the (*, G) entry in the list, as vxlan_mdb_entry_get() returns an existing entry without moving it to the head of the list.

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This order is obtained by adding the (S, G) entry before the (*, G) entry, the latter with NLM_F_REPLACE, as the addition of the source otherwise fails with -EEXIST. The (S, G) entry is then the entry saved by hlist_for_each_entry_safe() and it is freed while the (*, G) entry is processed. The next iteration calls hlist_del() on it again, writing LIST_POISON1 to LIST_POISON2 [1].

Besides device deletion, the flush is also reachable from RTM_DELMDB with NLM_F_BULK.

Fix by re-reading the next entry after the remotes were flushed. The current entry cannot be removed by this flush, as source lists can only be configured on (*, G) entries and the removed entries are (S, G) entries. It is therefore still linked and its next pointer reflects the removals.

Technical details traces, logs and code from the original report

vxlan_mdb_remotes_flush()
-> vxlan_mdb_remote_del()
   -> vxlan_mdb_remote_srcs_del()
      -> vxlan_mdb_remote_src_del()
         -> vxlan_mdb_remote_src_fwd_del()
            -> __vxlan_mdb_del()
               -> vxlan_mdb_entry_put()

[1]
BUG: KASAN: wild-memory-access in vxlan_mdb_entry_put.part.0+0x328/0x588
Write of size 8 at addr dead000000000122 by task ip/327

CPU: 3 UID: 1000 PID: 327 Comm: ip Not tainted 7.2.0-rc7 #2 PREEMPT
Call trace:
 vxlan_mdb_entry_put.part.0+0x328/0x588
 vxlan_mdb_flush+0x1d8/0x25c
 vxlan_mdb_fini+0x8c/0x100
 vxlan_uninit+0x1c/0x7c
 unregister_netdevice_many_notify+0x954/0xd4c
 rtnl_dellink+0x210/0x530
 rtnetlink_rcv_msg+0x434/0x4d0
 netlink_rcv_skb+0xc4/0x204
 rtnetlink_rcv+0x18/0x24
 netlink_unicast+0x4b8/0x548
 netlink_sendmsg+0x29c/0x560
 ____sys_sendmsg+0x390/0x3ec
 ___sys_sendmsg+0x114/0x188
 __sys_sendmsg+0xf0/0x178
 __arm64_sys_sendmsg+0x48/0x60
 invoke_syscall.constprop.0+0x58/0x180
 el0_svc_common.constprop.0+0x74/0x140
 do_el0_svc+0x30/0x40
 el0_svc+0x38/0x98
 el0t_64_sync_handler+0xa0/0xe4
 el0t_64_sync+0x198/0x19c

CVSS

Version: 3.1
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Base score: 7.8

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.16%
Percentile among all scored CVEs: 4
Score date: 10/6/2026

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

🎯 ATT&CK techniques

How this vulnerability is exploited and what the attacker gains, in MITRE ATT&CK terms.

ExploitationT1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalationprivilege escalation85 %
Primary impactT1499.004 Application or System Exploitationimpact75 %
Secondary impactT1561.002 Disk Structure Wipeimpact60 %

Vulnerabilidad de use-after-free en kernel de Linux con privilegios locales (PR:L) que permite crash/DoS. El vector AV:L/PR:L/AC:L y la traza KASAN indican explotación local para escalada. Impacto primario es negación de servicio (crash del kernel).

Inferred by our analysis agent from the official description, CVSS vector and CWE, and checked by a supervisor. May contain errors.

🛡️ ATT&CK mitigations that cover these techniques

Threat Intelligence Program Filter Network Traffic Execution Prevention Application Isolation and Sandboxing Exploit Protection Update Software

Affected technologies (1)

⚠ AI-inferred from the description — NVD hasn't analyzed this CVE yet, these aren't verified CPEs.

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