CVE-2026-90248 (GCVE-0-2026-90248)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-17 16:07 – Updated: 2026-10-19 09:00
VLAI
Title
net/sched: cls_api: fix teardown of an adopted proto on insert-race loss
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/sched: cls_api: fix teardown of an adopted proto on insert-race loss In tc_new_tfilter() the create branch sets tp_created = 1 before calling tcf_chain_tp_insert_unique(). When the caller loses the race (another request inserted a proto at the same chain/prio first), insert_unique() destroys the caller's own tp_new and returns the winner's proto with an extra reference. tp_created was never cleared, so the loser's errout path treated the winner's live proto as its own and called tcf_chain_tp_delete_empty() on it, silently unlinking an active classifier that the winning request already advertised via RTM_NEWTFILTER. Track the outcome of the insert step in a single tri-state variable so each errout path reacts correctly: - TP_NOT_CREATED: no proto created; pursue the old path. - TP_CREATED: proto inserted successfully; same code path as before. - TP_NOT_OWNED: New - lost the insert race; tp is another request's proto (chain ref already released by tp_new's destroy) Both errout reactions are single expressions derived from the state. This fix is motivated by the Sashiko's automated review of Patch (net/sched: cls_api: Always acquire rtnl_lock when destroying locked classifiers) [1][2]. The review identified the silent-unlink behaviour of an adopted proto's teardown when a request loses the tcf_chain_tp_insert_unique() race. [1] https://sashiko.dev/#/patchset/20260801125632.360365-1-jhs%40mojatatu.com [2] https://netdev-ai.bots.linux.dev/sashiko/#/patchset/20260801125632.360365-1-jhs%40mojatatu.com
Severity
No CVSS data available.
Assigner
Linux CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard D 53/100 over 6639 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Linux Linux Affected: 8b64678e0af8f4d62a40149baedebe78503a5255 , < a68e664ddf16ecae6d769d6a2eb356f8abab75c9 (git)
Affected: 8b64678e0af8f4d62a40149baedebe78503a5255 , < df02b6dc136af45e92ee4c86f4aa6c9a60790b1e (git)
Affected: 8b64678e0af8f4d62a40149baedebe78503a5255 , < bee2208276c8e0e40a249ffdcf6e5434a79a847c (git)
Affected: 8b64678e0af8f4d62a40149baedebe78503a5255 , < 219c87aeefdcc8c1caf28cc99e9b361ce7393d3a (git)
Affected: 8b64678e0af8f4d62a40149baedebe78503a5255 , < bbe2fd6d77df630356185406a97317f6aa6a92cf (git)
Affected: 8b64678e0af8f4d62a40149baedebe78503a5255 , < dc8b33b819cb02a75936940c120aa669ad89942d (git)
Affected: 8b64678e0af8f4d62a40149baedebe78503a5255 , < d4e359b3608a0e184bbe8d61a5c3b50d0831c44a (git)
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Linux Linux Affected: 5.1
Unaffected: 0 , < 5.1 (semver)
Unaffected: 5.15.221 , ≤ 5.15.* (semver)
Unaffected: 6.1.188 , ≤ 6.1.* (semver)
Unaffected: 6.6.157 , ≤ 6.6.* (semver)
Unaffected: 6.12.110 , ≤ 6.12.* (semver)
Unaffected: 6.18.52 , ≤ 6.18.* (semver)
Unaffected: 7.2.6 , ≤ 7.2.* (semver)
Unaffected: 7.3 , ≤ * (original_commit_for_fix)
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