🛡️ CVE-2026-23286 — kernel

🟡 CVSS 5.5 — Medium ✅ No Known Exploit NVD
5.5
CVSS Score
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Description

atm: lec: fix null-ptr-deref in lec_arp_clear_vccs

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

atm: lec: fix null-ptr-deref in lec_arp_clear_vccs

syzkaller reported a null-ptr-deref in lec_arp_clear_vccs().

This issue can be easily reproduced using the syzkaller reproducer.

In the ATM LANE (LAN Emulation) module, the same atm_vcc can be shared by

multiple lec_arp_table entries (e.g., via entry->vcc or entry->recv_vcc).

When the underlying VCC is closed, lec_vcc_close() iterates over all

ARP entries and calls lec_arp_clear_vccs() for each matched entry.

For example, when lec_vcc_close() iterates through the hlists in

priv->lec_arp_empty_ones or other ARP tables:

1. In the first iteration, for the first matched ARP entry sharing the VCC,

lec_arp_clear_vccs() frees the associated vpriv (which is vcc->user_back)

and sets vcc->user_back to NULL.

2. In the second iteration, for the next matched ARP entry sharing the same

VCC, lec_arp_clear_vccs() is called again. It obtains a NULL vpriv from

vcc->user_back (via LEC_VCC_PRIV(vcc)) and then attempts to dereference it

via vcc->pop = vpriv->old_pop, leading to a null-ptr-deref crash.

Fix this by adding a null check for vpriv before dereferencing

it. If vpriv is already NULL, it means the VCC has been cleared

by a previous call, so we can safely skip the cleanup and just

clear the entry's vcc/recv_vcc pointers.

The entire cleanup block (including vcc_release_async()) is placed inside

the vpriv guard because a NULL vpriv indicates the VCC has already been

fully released by a prior iteration — repeating the teardown would

redundantly set flags and trigger callbacks on an already-closing socket.

The Fixes tag points to the initial commit because the entry->vcc path has

been vulnerable since the original code. The entry->recv_vcc path was later

added by commit 8d9f73c0ad2f ("atm: fix a memory leak of vcc->user_back")

with the same pattern, and both paths are fixed here.

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached with local access to the system, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs low-level privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality none, integrity none, availability high.

Affected software

CVE-2026-23286 is recorded against 3 packages.

  • kernel (from 6.19.0 up to 6.19.7)
  • linux-kernel
  • unknown

Timeline and source

Published on 25 March 2026 and last revised on 15 July 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. A vendor advisory or fix has been published. Record sourced from NVD.

References

git.kernel.org (Web)
git.kernel.org (Web)
git.kernel.org (Web)
git.kernel.org (Web)
git.kernel.org (Web)
git.kernel.org (Web)
git.kernel.org (Web)
git.kernel.org (Web)
github.com (Advisory)
nvd.nist.gov (Advisory)
git.kernel.org (Package)

CVE-2026-23286 on other distributions

Each distribution ships its own build and its own fixed version. Pick the one you run:

Details

Severity Medium
CVSS Score 5.5
CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE N/A
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source NVD
Published 2026-03-25
Updated 2026-08-12
Modified 2026-07-15

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
kernel 6.19.0 6.19.7
linux-kernel
unknown

References

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