CVE-2026-53212
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: nft_tunnel: fix use-after-free on object destroy nft_tunnel_obj_destroy() calls …
Impact
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: nft_tunnel: fix use-after-free on object destroy nft_tunnel_obj_destroy() calls metadata_dst_free() which directly kfree()s the metadata_dst, ignoring the dst_entry refcount. Packets that took a reference via dst_hold() in nft_tunnel_obj_eval() and are still queued (e.g. in a netem qdisc) are left with a dangling pointer. When these packets are eventually dequeued, dst_release() operates on freed memory. Replace metadata_dst_free() with dst_release() so the metadata_dst is freed only after all references are dropped. The dst subsystem already handles metadata_dst cleanup in dst_destroy() when DST_METADATA is set.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux Kernel | from 4.19 before 5.10.259 from 5.11 before 5.15.210 from 5.16 before 6.1.176 from 6.2 before 6.6.143 from 6.7 before 6.12.94 from 6.13 before 6.18.36 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/349df61526d2e39decc685d246202e3e284cfe05
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/55b79b1ae42372012413ce0413181d26679b17ef
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5e9ee18b27fde88cb6148202b33916c66693fe82
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8767fe4079affa74314d7eb3220e700150289842
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/941d7394efda5e054e2d6f3e0dd0f6a9ba19aaa3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c32b26aaa2f9216520a38b3f4bfeec846eb3eb8a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f9a0e4b61054cde89a2a77845293c726cc07cc43
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fda6573a46ad24f35348e024905ee5bdf729797e
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-784472.html