CVE-2026-98122

Estado: En análisisAlta (7.8)—

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

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

vxlan_mdb_is_valid_source(), which validates MDBE_ATTR_SOURCE and every MDBE_ATTR_SRC_LIST member, accepts the all-zeros address.

A source list is only accepted on a (*, G) entry, whose source is the all-zeros address, and for each member of the list an (S, G) entry is derived from it by substituting the source.

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Entries are keyed by a plain memcmp() of struct vxlan_mdb_entry_key, so if MDBE_ATTR_SOURCE is present and holds the all-zeros address and the source list holds it as well, the derived (S, G) key is byte-identical to the (*, G) key and resolves to the same entry. Omitting MDBE_ATTR_SOURCE is not equivalent, as the key is then left with a zero address family.

vxlan_mdb_remote_src_del() removes the forwarding entry of a source before freeing the source entry:

With the keys aliased, the first call deletes the remote of the entry that owns 'ent' instead of a separate (S, G) entry, and frees 'ent'. The second call then runs on the freed entry, and its hlist_del() reads ->pprev and ->next out of it and writes through them.

Adding the (*, G) entry with NLM_F_REPLACE and no source list marks the all-zeros source for deletion and reaches this from the sweep at the end of vxlan_mdb_remote_srcs_replace().

The MDB operations are netns-scoped, so an unprivileged user can perform them in a new user and network namespace.

Reject the all-zeros address in vxlan_mdb_is_valid_source(), which covers both call sites. A (*, G) entry is expressed by omitting the source, so nothing legitimate is refused.

Discovered by XBOW, triaged by Baul Lee <baul.lee@xbow.com>

Detalles técnicos trazas, registros y código del informe original

	vxlan_mdb_remote_src_fwd_del(vxlan, group, remote, &ent->addr);
	vxlan_mdb_remote_src_entry_del(ent);

  BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in __vxlan_mdb_add+0x1cd/0xd70
  Read of size 8 at addr ffff888102852500 by task poc/84
   __vxlan_mdb_add+0x1cd/0xd70
   vxlan_mdb_add+0xc0/0x140
   rtnl_mdb_add+0x157/0x2a0
   rtnetlink_rcv_msg+0x207/0x5a0
  Allocated by task 84:
   __kmalloc_cache_noprof+0x153/0x360
   vxlan_mdb_remote_srcs_add+0x2eb/0x440
   __vxlan_mdb_add+0x803/0xd70
  Freed by task 84:
   kfree+0x14c/0x3b0
   vxlan_mdb_remote_del+0x129/0x1a0
   __vxlan_mdb_del+0x4f/0xe0
   vxlan_mdb_remote_src_fwd_del.isra.0+0x162/0x1b0
   __vxlan_mdb_add+0x1c5/0xd70

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: 0.13%
Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 2
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.

ExplotaciónT1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalationprivilege escalation95 %
Impacto principalT1499.004 Application or System Exploitationimpact85 %
Impacto secundarioT1561.002 Disk Structure Wipeimpact60 %

Vulnerabilidad local en kernel Linux (AV:L/PR:L) explotable por usuario sin privilegios en namespace; causa use-after-free que permite DoS y potencial corrupción de memoria del sistema.

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.

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Tecnologías afectadas (1)

⚠ Inferidas por IA a partir de la descripción — NVD aún no ha analizado esta CVE; no son CPE verificados.

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