Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
vlan: fix memory leak in vlan_newlink()
Blamed commit added back a bug I fixed in commit 9bbd917e0bec
("vlan: fix memory leak in vlan_dev_set_egress_priority")
If a memory allocation fails in vlan_changelink() after other allocations
succeeded, we need to call vlan_dev_free_egress_priority()
to free all allocated memory because after a failed ->newlink()
we do not call any methods like ndo_uninit() or dev->priv_destructor().
In following example, if the allocation for last element 2000:2001 fails,
we need to free eight prior allocations:
ip link add link dummy0 dummy0.100 type vlan id 100 \
egress-qos-map 1:2 2:3 3:4 4:5 5:6 6:7 7:8 8:9 2000:2001
syzbot report was:
BUG: memory leak
unreferenced object 0xffff888117bd1060 (size 32):
comm "syz-executor408", pid 3759, jiffies 4294956555 (age 34.090s)
hex dump (first 32 bytes):
09 00 00 00 00 a0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
backtrace:
[<ffffffff83fc60ad>] kmalloc include/linux/slab.h:600 [inline]
[<ffffffff83fc60ad>] vlan_dev_set_egress_priority+0xed/0x170 net/8021q/vlan_dev.c:193
[<ffffffff83fc6628>] vlan_changelink+0x178/0x1d0 net/8021q/vlan_netlink.c:128
[<ffffffff83fc67c8>] vlan_newlink+0x148/0x260 net/8021q/vlan_netlink.c:185
[<ffffffff838b1278>] rtnl_newlink_create net/core/rtnetlink.c:3363 [inline]
[<ffffffff838b1278>] __rtnl_newlink+0xa58/0xdc0 net/core/rtnetlink.c:3580
[<ffffffff838b1629>] rtnl_newlink+0x49/0x70 net/core/rtnetlink.c:3593
[<ffffffff838ac66c>] rtnetlink_rcv_msg+0x21c/0x5c0 net/core/rtnetlink.c:6089
[<ffffffff839f9c37>] netlink_rcv_skb+0x87/0x1d0 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:2501
[<ffffffff839f8da7>] netlink_unicast_kernel net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1319 [inline]
[<ffffffff839f8da7>] netlink_unicast+0x397/0x4c0 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1345
[<ffffffff839f9266>] netlink_sendmsg+0x396/0x710 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1921
[<ffffffff8384dbf6>] sock_sendmsg_nosec net/socket.c:714 [inline]
[<ffffffff8384dbf6>] sock_sendmsg+0x56/0x80 net/socket.c:734
[<ffffffff8384e15c>] ____sys_sendmsg+0x36c/0x390 net/socket.c:2488
[<ffffffff838523cb>] ___sys_sendmsg+0x8b/0xd0 net/socket.c:2542
[<ffffffff838525b8>] __sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2571 [inline]
[<ffffffff838525b8>] __do_sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2580 [inline]
[<ffffffff838525b8>] __se_sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2578 [inline]
[<ffffffff838525b8>] __x64_sys_sendmsg+0x78/0xf0 net/socket.c:2578
[<ffffffff845ad8d5>] do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:50 [inline]
[<ffffffff845ad8d5>] do_syscall_64+0x35/0xb0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:80
[<ffffffff8460006a>] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x46/0xb0
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 5.4.291 – < 5.4.292, 5.10.235 – < 5.10.236, 5.15.142 – < 5.15.180, 5.17 | 5.4.292 |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | linux | 5.18.14-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | linux | 5.18.14-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | linux | 5.18.14-1 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Nvidia-BlueField 22.04 LTS | linux-bluefield | 5.15.0-1069.71 | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-raspi-realtime | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux +1 | 5.15.0-142.152 | USN-7591-1 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-aws | 5.15.0-1086.93 | USN-7591-4 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-azure | 5.15.0-1091.100 | USN-7597-1 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-azure-fde | 5.15.0-1091.100.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-gcp | 5.15.0-1085.94 | USN-7591-1 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-gke +1 | 5.15.0-1083.89 | USN-7591-1 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-gkeop | 5.15.0-1068.76 | USN-7591-1 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-ibm | 5.15.0-1078.81 | USN-7591-1 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-intel-iotg | 5.15.0-1081.87 | USN-7591-5 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-kvm | 5.15.0-1082.87 | USN-7591-1 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-nvidia | 5.15.0-1080.81 | USN-7591-1 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-nvidia-tegra | 5.15.0-1039.39 | USN-7591-1 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-nvidia-tegra-igx | 5.15.0-1028.28 | USN-7591-1 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-raspi | 5.15.0-1080.83 | USN-7591-6 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-riscv +32 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-xilinx-zynqmp | 5.15.0-1050.54 | USN-7602-1 |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-gke +28 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | linux-gcp +14 | No fix yet | — |
Show 6 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | linux-hwe-edge | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro Realtime 22.04 LTS | linux-intel-iot-realtime | 5.15.0-1079.81 | USN-7591-3 |
| Ubuntu Pro Realtime 22.04 LTS | linux-realtime | 5.15.0-1086.95 | USN-7591-3 |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 22.04 LTS | linux-aws-fips | 5.15.0-1086.93+fips1 | USN-7591-2 |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 22.04 LTS | linux-azure-fips | 5.15.0-1091.100+fips1 | USN-7597-2 |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 22.04 LTS | linux-fips | 5.15.0-142.152+fips1 | USN-7591-2 |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 22.04 LTS | linux-gcp-fips | 5.15.0-1085.94+fips1 | USN-7591-2 |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS | linux-aws-fips | 5.4.0-1147.157+fips1 | USN-7585-2 |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS | linux-azure-fips | 5.4.0-1153.160+fips1 | USN-7585-3 |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS | linux-fips | 5.4.0-1121.131 | USN-7585-3 |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS | linux-gcp-fips | 5.4.0-1150.159+fips1 | USN-7585-2 |
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | linux | 5.4.0-218.238 | USN-7585-1 |
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | linux-aws | 5.4.0-1147.157 | USN-7585-1 |
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | linux-aws-5.15 | 5.15.0-1086.93~20.04.1 | USN-7592-1 |
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | linux-azure | 5.4.0-1152.159 | USN-7585-1 |
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | linux-azure-5.15 | 5.15.0-1091.100~20.04.1 | USN-7598-1 |
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | linux-bluefield | 5.4.0-1106.113 | USN-7585-6 |
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | linux-gcp | 5.4.0-1150.159 | USN-7585-1 |
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | linux-gcp-5.15 | 5.15.0-1085.94~20.04.1 | USN-7592-1 |
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | linux-hwe-5.15 +1 | 5.15.0-142.152~20.04.1 | USN-7593-1, USN-7592-1 |
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | linux-ibm | 5.4.0-1093.98 | USN-7585-1 |
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | linux-ibm-5.15 | 5.15.0-1078.81~20.04.1 | USN-7592-1 |
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | linux-kvm | 5.4.0-1134.143 | USN-7585-1 |
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15 | 5.15.0-1039.39~20.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | linux-oracle | 5.4.0-1145.155 | USN-7585-1 |
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | linux-oracle-5.15 +1 | 5.15.0-1083.89~20.04.1 | USN-7655-1, USN-7592-1 |
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | linux-raspi | 5.4.0-1130.143 | USN-7585-7 |
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | linux-riscv-5.15 | 5.15.0-1081.85~20.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | linux-xilinx-zynqmp | 5.4.0-1065.69 | USN-7585-1 |
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | linux-aws-5.4 | 5.4.0-1147.157~18.04.1 | USN-7585-1 |
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | linux-azure-5.4 | 5.4.0-1152.159~18.04.1 | USN-7585-4 |
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | linux-gcp-5.4 | 5.4.0-1150.159~18.04.1 | USN-7585-1 |
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | linux-hwe-5.4 | 5.4.0-218.238~18.04.1 | USN-7585-5 |
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | linux-ibm-5.4 | 5.4.0-1093.98~18.04.1 | USN-7585-1 |
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | linux-oracle-5.4 | 5.4.0-1145.155~18.04.1 | USN-7585-1 |
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | linux-raspi-5.4 | 5.4.0-1130.143~18.04.1 | USN-7585-7 |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 9 | bpftool | 7.0.0-284.11.1.el9_2 | RHSA-2023:2458 |
| RHEL 9 | perf +48 | 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2 | RHSA-2023:2458 |
| RHEL 8 | perf +26 | 4.18.0-477.10.1.el8_8 | RHSA-2023:2951 |
Azure Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azure Linux 2 (CBL-Mariner) | kernel | 5.15.180.1-1 | — |
Advisories 22
- USN-7585-6 linux-bluefield vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 3, 2026
- USN-7585-2 linux-aws-fips, linux-gcp-fips vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 3, 2026
- USN-7585-3 linux-azure-fips, linux-fips vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 3, 2026
- USN-7593-1 linux-hwe-5.15 vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 3, 2026
- USN-7585-1 linux, linux-aws, linux-aws-5.4, linux-azure, linux-gcp, linux-gcp-5.4, linux-ibm, linux-ibm-5.4, linux-kvm, linux-oracle, linux-oracle-5.4, linux-xilinx-zynqmp vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 3, 2026
- USN-7598-1 linux-azure-5.15 vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 3, 2026
- USN-7585-7 linux-raspi, linux-raspi-5.4 vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 3, 2026
- USN-7592-1 linux-aws-5.15, linux-gcp-5.15, linux-ibm-5.15, linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15, linux-oracle-5.15 vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 3, 2026
- USN-7585-4 linux-azure-5.4 vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 3, 2026
- USN-7585-5 linux-hwe-5.4 vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 3, 2026
- USN-7602-1 linux-xilinx-zynqmp vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 3, 2026
- USN-7655-1 linux-intel-iotg-5.15 vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 3, 2026
- USN-7591-1 linux, linux-gcp, linux-gke, linux-gkeop, linux-ibm, linux-kvm, linux-lowlatency, linux-nvidia, linux-nvidia-tegra, linux-nvidia-tegra-igx, linux-oracle vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 3, 2026
- USN-7591-2 linux-aws-fips, linux-fips, linux-gcp-fips vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 3, 2026
- USN-7597-1 linux-azure vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 3, 2026
- USN-7591-5 linux-intel-iotg vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 3, 2026
- USN-7591-6 linux-raspi vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 3, 2026
- USN-7597-2 linux-azure-fips vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 3, 2026
- USN-7591-3 linux-intel-iot-realtime, linux-realtime vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 3, 2026
- USN-7591-4 linux-aws vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 3, 2026
- RHSA-2023:2951 Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Oct 17, 2026
- RHSA-2023:2458 Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Oct 17, 2026
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/549de58dba4bf1b2adc72e9948b9c76fa88be9d2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/df27729a4fe0002dfd80c96fe1c142829c672728
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f5dc10b910bdac523e5947336445a77066c51bf9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4c43069bb1097dd6cc1cf0f7c43a36d1f7b3910b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/72a0b329114b1caa8e69dfa7cdad1dd3c69b8602