Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: fix fanout UAF in packet_release() via NETDEV_UP race `packet_release()` has a race window where `NETDEV_UP` can re-register a socket into a fanout group's `arr[]` array. The re-registration is not cleaned up by `fanout_release()`, leaving a dangling pointer in the fanout array. `packet_release()` does NOT zero `po->num` in its `bind_lock` section. After releasing `bind_lock`, `po->num` is still non-zero and `po->ifindex` still matches the bound device. A concurrent `packet_notifier(NETDEV_UP)` that already found the socket in `sklist` can re-register the hook. For fanout sockets, this re-registration calls `__fanout_link(sk, po)` which adds the socket back into `f->arr[]` and increments `f->num_members`, but does NOT increment `f->sk_ref`. The fix sets `po->num` to zero in `packet_release` while `bind_lock` is held to prevent NETDEV_UP from linking, preventing the race window. This bug was found following an additional audit with Claude Code based on CVE-2025-38617.
Details
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Packages
| Software | From version | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| linux | — | 6.17.0-29.29 |
| linux-allwinner-5.19 | — | — |
| linux-aws | — | 6.17.0-1015.15 |
| linux-aws-5.0 | — | — |
| linux-aws-5.11 | — | — |
| linux-aws-5.13 | — | — |
| linux-aws-5.15 | — | 5.15.0-1108.115~20.04.1 |
| linux-aws-5.19 | — | — |
| linux-aws-5.3 | — | — |
| linux-aws-5.4 | — | 5.4.0-1160.170~18.04.1 |
| linux-aws-5.8 | — | — |
| linux-aws-6.14 | — | — |
| linux-aws-6.17 | — | 6.17.0-1017.17~24.04.1 |
| linux-aws-6.2 | — | — |
| linux-aws-6.5 | — | — |
| linux-aws-6.8 | — | 6.8.0-1057.60~22.04.1 |
| linux-aws-fips | — | 6.8.0-1055.58+fips1 |
| linux-aws-hwe | — | — |
| linux-azure | — | 6.17.0-1015.15 |
| linux-azure-4.15 | — | 4.15.0-1201.216 |
| linux-azure-5.11 | — | — |
| linux-azure-5.13 | — | — |
| linux-azure-5.15 | — | 5.15.0-1114.123~20.04.1 |
| linux-azure-5.19 | — | — |
| linux-azure-5.3 | — | — |
| linux-azure-5.4 | — | 5.4.0-1163.169~18.04.1 |
| linux-azure-5.8 | — | — |
| linux-azure-6.11 | — | — |
| linux-azure-6.14 | — | — |
| linux-azure-6.17 | — | 6.17.0-1015.15~24.04.1 |
| linux-azure-6.2 | — | — |
| linux-azure-6.5 | — | — |
| linux-azure-6.8 | — | — |
| linux-azure-edge | — | — |
| linux-azure-fde | — | — |
| linux-azure-fde-5.19 | — | — |
| linux-azure-fde-6.14 | — | — |
| linux-azure-fde-6.17 | — | — |
| linux-azure-fde-6.2 | — | — |
| linux-azure-fde-6.8 | — | — |
| linux-azure-fips | — | 6.8.0-1059.65+fips1 |
| linux-azure-nvidia | — | — |
| linux-azure-nvidia-6.14 | — | — |
| linux-bluefield | — | — |
| linux-fips | — | 6.8.0-124.124+fips1 |
| linux-gcp | — | 6.17.0-1018.19 |
| linux-gcp-4.15 | — | 4.15.0-1185.202 |
| linux-gcp-5.11 | — | — |
| linux-gcp-5.13 | — | — |
| linux-gcp-5.15 | — | 5.15.0-1108.117~20.04.1 |
| linux-gcp-5.19 | — | — |
| linux-gcp-5.3 | — | — |
| linux-gcp-5.4 | — | 5.4.0-1162.171~18.04.1 |
| linux-gcp-5.8 | — | — |
| linux-gcp-6.11 | — | — |
| linux-gcp-6.14 | — | — |
| linux-gcp-6.17 | — | 6.17.0-1018.19~24.04.1 |
| linux-gcp-6.2 | — | — |
| linux-gcp-6.5 | — | — |
| linux-gcp-6.8 | — | 6.8.0-1060.63~22.04.1 |
| linux-gcp-fips | — | 6.8.0-1058.61+fips1 |
| linux-gke | — | 6.8.0-1054.60 |
| linux-gke-4.15 | — | — |
| linux-gke-5.15 | — | — |
| linux-gke-5.4 | — | — |
| linux-gkeop | — | 6.8.0-1041.44 |
| linux-gkeop-5.15 | — | — |
| linux-gkeop-5.4 | — | — |
| linux-hwe | — | — |
| linux-hwe-5.11 | — | — |
| linux-hwe-5.13 | — | — |
| linux-hwe-5.15 | — | 5.15.0-179.189~20.04.1 |
| linux-hwe-5.19 | — | — |
| linux-hwe-5.4 | — | 5.4.0-231.251~18.04.1 |
| linux-hwe-5.8 | — | — |
| linux-hwe-6.11 | — | — |
| linux-hwe-6.14 | — | — |
| linux-hwe-6.17 | — | 6.17.0-29.29~24.04.1 |
| linux-hwe-6.2 | — | — |
| linux-hwe-6.5 | — | — |
| linux-hwe-6.8 | — | 6.8.0-124.124~22.04.1 |
| linux-hwe-edge | — | — |
| linux-ibm | — | 6.8.0-1055.56 |
| linux-ibm-5.15 | — | 5.15.0-1102.105~20.04.1 |
| linux-ibm-5.4 | — | 5.4.0-1105.110~18.04.1 |
| linux-ibm-6.8 | — | 6.8.0-1055.56~22.04.1 |
| linux-intel-5.13 | — | — |
| linux-intel-iot-realtime | — | 5.15.0-1100.102 |
| linux-intel-iotg | — | 5.15.0-1103.109 |
| linux-intel-iotg-5.15 | — | 5.15.0-1103.109~20.04.1 |
| linux-iot | — | 5.4.0-1063.66 |
| linux-kvm | — | 5.15.0-1100.105 |
| linux-lowlatency | — | 6.8.0-117.117.1 |
| linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15 | — | 5.15.0-179.189~20.04.1 |
| linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19 | — | — |
| linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11 | — | — |
| linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2 | — | — |
| linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5 | — | — |
| linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8 | — | 6.8.0-117.117.1~22.04.1 |
| linux-lts-xenial | — | 4.4.0-281.315~14.04.1 |
| linux-nvidia | — | 6.8.0-1054.57 |
| linux-nvidia-6.11 | — | — |
| linux-nvidia-6.17 | — | — |
| linux-nvidia-6.2 | — | — |
| linux-nvidia-6.5 | — | — |
| linux-nvidia-6.8 | — | 6.8.0-1054.57~22.04.1 |
| linux-nvidia-lowlatency | — | 6.8.0-1054.57.1 |
| linux-nvidia-tegra | — | 6.8.0-1025.25 |
| linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15 | — | 5.15.0-1060.60~20.04.1 |
| linux-nvidia-tegra-igx | — | 5.15.0-1049.49 |
| linux-oem | — | — |
| linux-oem-5.10 | — | — |
| linux-oem-5.13 | — | — |
| linux-oem-5.14 | — | — |
| linux-oem-5.17 | — | — |
| linux-oem-5.6 | — | — |
| linux-oem-6.0 | — | — |
| linux-oem-6.1 | — | — |
| linux-oem-6.11 | — | — |
| linux-oem-6.14 | — | — |
| linux-oem-6.17 | — | 6.17.0-1023.23 |
| linux-oem-6.5 | — | — |
| linux-oem-6.8 | — | — |
| linux-oracle | — | 6.17.0-1014.14 |
| linux-oracle-5.0 | — | — |
| linux-oracle-5.11 | — | — |
| linux-oracle-5.13 | — | — |
| linux-oracle-5.15 | — | — |
| linux-oracle-5.3 | — | — |
| linux-oracle-5.4 | — | 5.4.0-1157.167~18.04.1 |
| linux-oracle-5.8 | — | — |
| linux-oracle-6.14 | — | — |
| linux-oracle-6.17 | — | 6.17.0-1014.14~24.04.1 |
| linux-oracle-6.5 | — | — |
| linux-oracle-6.8 | — | 6.8.0-1054.55~22.04.1 |
| linux-raspi | — | 6.17.0-1017.17 |
| linux-raspi-5.4 | — | 5.4.0-1143.156~18.04.1 |
| linux-raspi-realtime | — | 6.8.0-2045.46 |
| linux-raspi2 | — | — |
| linux-realtime | — | 6.17.0-1013.15 |
| linux-realtime-6.14 | — | — |
| linux-realtime-6.17 | — | 6.17.0-1013.15~24.04.1 |
| linux-realtime-6.8 | — | 6.8.1-1051.52~22.04.1 |
| linux-riscv | — | 6.17.0-29.29.1 |
| linux-riscv-5.11 | — | — |
| linux-riscv-5.15 | — | 5.15.0-1102.106~20.04.1 |
| linux-riscv-5.19 | — | — |
| linux-riscv-5.8 | — | — |
| linux-riscv-6.14 | — | — |
| linux-riscv-6.17 | — | 6.17.0-29.29.1~24.04.1 |
| linux-riscv-6.5 | — | — |
| linux-riscv-6.8 | — | 6.8.0-117.117~22.04.1 |
| linux-starfive-5.19 | — | — |
| linux-starfive-6.2 | — | — |
| linux-starfive-6.5 | — | — |
| linux-xilinx | — | — |
| linux-xilinx-zynqmp | — | — |
References
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