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High · 7.8 CVE-2025-68801 EUVD-2026-2299GHSA-8ccp-78hm-hx73

mlxsw: spectrum_router: Fix neighbour use-after-free

Published Jan 13, 2026 · Updated Oct 19, 2026 · Assigned by Linux

Vendor: Linux Product: Linux Package: kernel Package: linux Package: linux Package: linux-allwinner-5.19 Package: linux-aws Package: linux-aws-5.0 Package: linux-aws-5.11 Package: linux-aws-5.13 Package: linux-aws-5.15 Package: linux-aws-5.19 Package: linux-aws-5.3 Package: linux-aws-5.4 Package: linux-aws-5.8 Package: linux-aws-6.14 Package: linux-aws-6.17 Package: linux-aws-6.2 Package: linux-aws-6.5 Package: linux-aws-6.8 Package: linux-aws-fips Package: linux-aws-hwe Package: linux-azure Package: linux-azure-4.15 Package: linux-azure-5.11 Package: linux-azure-5.13 Package: linux-azure-5.15 Package: linux-azure-5.19 Package: linux-azure-5.3 Package: linux-azure-5.4 Package: linux-azure-5.8 Package: linux-azure-6.11 Package: linux-azure-6.14 Package: linux-azure-6.17 Package: linux-azure-6.2 Package: linux-azure-6.5 Package: linux-azure-6.8 Package: linux-azure-edge Package: linux-azure-fde Package: linux-azure-fde-5.19 Package: linux-azure-fde-6.14 Package: linux-azure-fde-6.2 Package: linux-azure-fde-6.8 Package: linux-azure-fips Package: linux-azure-nvidia Package: linux-azure-nvidia-6.14 Package: linux-bluefield Package: linux-fips Package: linux-gcp Package: linux-gcp-4.15 Package: linux-gcp-5.11 Package: linux-gcp-5.13 Package: linux-gcp-5.15 Package: linux-gcp-5.19 Package: linux-gcp-5.3 Package: linux-gcp-5.4 Package: linux-gcp-5.8 Package: linux-gcp-6.11 Package: linux-gcp-6.14 Package: linux-gcp-6.17 Package: linux-gcp-6.2 Package: linux-gcp-6.5 Package: linux-gcp-6.8 Package: linux-gcp-fips Package: linux-gke Package: linux-gke-4.15 Package: linux-gke-5.15 Package: linux-gke-5.4 Package: linux-gkeop Package: linux-gkeop-5.15 Package: linux-gkeop-5.4 Package: linux-hwe Package: linux-hwe-5.11 Package: linux-hwe-5.13 Package: linux-hwe-5.15 Package: linux-hwe-5.19 Package: linux-hwe-5.4 Package: linux-hwe-5.8 Package: linux-hwe-6.11 Package: linux-hwe-6.14 Package: linux-hwe-6.17 Package: linux-hwe-6.2 Package: linux-hwe-6.5 Package: linux-hwe-6.8 Package: linux-hwe-edge Package: linux-ibm Package: linux-ibm-5.15 Package: linux-ibm-5.4 Package: linux-ibm-6.8 Package: linux-intel-5.13 Package: linux-intel-iot-realtime Package: linux-intel-iotg Package: linux-intel-iotg-5.15 Package: linux-iot Package: linux-kvm Package: linux-lowlatency Package: linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15 Package: linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19 Package: linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11 Package: linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2 Package: linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5 Package: linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8 Package: linux-nvidia Package: linux-nvidia-6.11 Package: linux-nvidia-6.17 Package: linux-nvidia-6.2 Package: linux-nvidia-6.5 Package: linux-nvidia-6.8 Package: linux-nvidia-lowlatency Package: linux-nvidia-tegra Package: linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15 Package: linux-nvidia-tegra-igx Package: linux-oem Package: linux-oem-5.10 Package: linux-oem-5.13 Package: linux-oem-5.14 Package: linux-oem-5.17 Package: linux-oem-5.6 Package: linux-oem-6.0 Package: linux-oem-6.1 Package: linux-oem-6.11 Package: linux-oem-6.14 Package: linux-oem-6.17 Package: linux-oem-6.5 Package: linux-oem-6.8 Package: linux-oracle Package: linux-oracle-5.0 Package: linux-oracle-5.11 Package: linux-oracle-5.13 Package: linux-oracle-5.15 Package: linux-oracle-5.3 Package: linux-oracle-5.4 Package: linux-oracle-5.8 Package: linux-oracle-6.14 Package: linux-oracle-6.17 Package: linux-oracle-6.5 Package: linux-oracle-6.8 Package: linux-raspi Package: linux-raspi-5.4 Package: linux-raspi-realtime Package: linux-raspi2 Package: linux-realtime Package: linux-realtime-6.14 Package: linux-realtime-6.17 Package: linux-realtime-6.8 Package: linux-riscv Package: linux-riscv-5.11 Package: linux-riscv-5.15 Package: linux-riscv-5.19 Package: linux-riscv-5.8 Package: linux-riscv-6.14 Package: linux-riscv-6.17 Package: linux-riscv-6.5 Package: linux-riscv-6.8 Package: linux-starfive-5.19 Package: linux-starfive-6.2 Package: linux-starfive-6.5 Package: linux-vmware Package: linux-xilinx Package: linux-xilinx-zynqmp Platform: Linux Ecosystem: Azure Linux Ecosystem: Debian Ecosystem: Ubuntu

Description

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

mlxsw: spectrum_router: Fix neighbour use-after-free

We sometimes observe use-after-free when dereferencing a neighbour [1].
The problem seems to be that the driver stores a pointer to the
neighbour, but without holding a reference on it. A reference is only
taken when the neighbour is used by a nexthop.

Fix by simplifying the reference counting scheme. Always take a
reference when storing a neighbour pointer in a neighbour entry. Avoid
taking a referencing when the neighbour is used by a nexthop as the
neighbour entry associated with the nexthop already holds a reference.

Tested by running the test that uncovered the problem over 300 times.
Without this patch the problem was reproduced after a handful of
iterations.

[1]
BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in mlxsw_sp_neigh_entry_update+0x2d4/0x310
Read of size 8 at addr ffff88817f8e3420 by task ip/3929

CPU: 3 UID: 0 PID: 3929 Comm: ip Not tainted 6.18.0-rc4-virtme-g36b21a067510 #3 PREEMPT(full)
Hardware name: Nvidia SN5600/VMOD0013, BIOS 5.13 05/31/2023
Call Trace:
<TASK>
dump_stack_lvl+0x6f/0xa0
print_address_description.constprop.0+0x6e/0x300
print_report+0xfc/0x1fb
kasan_report+0xe4/0x110
mlxsw_sp_neigh_entry_update+0x2d4/0x310
mlxsw_sp_router_rif_gone_sync+0x35f/0x510
mlxsw_sp_rif_destroy+0x1ea/0x730
mlxsw_sp_inetaddr_port_vlan_event+0xa1/0x1b0
__mlxsw_sp_inetaddr_lag_event+0xcc/0x130
__mlxsw_sp_inetaddr_event+0xf5/0x3c0
mlxsw_sp_router_netdevice_event+0x1015/0x1580
notifier_call_chain+0xcc/0x150
call_netdevice_notifiers_info+0x7e/0x100
__netdev_upper_dev_unlink+0x10b/0x210
netdev_upper_dev_unlink+0x79/0xa0
vrf_del_slave+0x18/0x50
do_set_master+0x146/0x7d0
do_setlink.isra.0+0x9a0/0x2880
rtnl_newlink+0x637/0xb20
rtnetlink_rcv_msg+0x6fe/0xb90
netlink_rcv_skb+0x123/0x380
netlink_unicast+0x4a3/0x770
netlink_sendmsg+0x75b/0xc90
__sock_sendmsg+0xbe/0x160
____sys_sendmsg+0x5b2/0x7d0
___sys_sendmsg+0xfd/0x180
__sys_sendmsg+0x124/0x1c0
do_syscall_64+0xbb/0xfd0
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x4b/0x53
[...]

Allocated by task 109:
kasan_save_stack+0x30/0x50
kasan_save_track+0x14/0x30
__kasan_kmalloc+0x7b/0x90
__kmalloc_noprof+0x2c1/0x790
neigh_alloc+0x6af/0x8f0
___neigh_create+0x63/0xe90
mlxsw_sp_nexthop_neigh_init+0x430/0x7e0
mlxsw_sp_nexthop_type_init+0x212/0x960
mlxsw_sp_nexthop6_group_info_init.constprop.0+0x81f/0x1280
mlxsw_sp_nexthop6_group_get+0x392/0x6a0
mlxsw_sp_fib6_entry_create+0x46a/0xfd0
mlxsw_sp_router_fib6_replace+0x1ed/0x5f0
mlxsw_sp_router_fib6_event_work+0x10a/0x2a0
process_one_work+0xd57/0x1390
worker_thread+0x4d6/0xd40
kthread+0x355/0x5b0
ret_from_fork+0x1d4/0x270
ret_from_fork_asm+0x11/0x20

Freed by task 154:
kasan_save_stack+0x30/0x50
kasan_save_track+0x14/0x30
__kasan_save_free_info+0x3b/0x60
__kasan_slab_free+0x43/0x70
kmem_cache_free_bulk.part.0+0x1eb/0x5e0
kvfree_rcu_bulk+0x1f2/0x260
kfree_rcu_work+0x130/0x1b0
process_one_work+0xd57/0x1390
worker_thread+0x4d6/0xd40
kthread+0x355/0x5b0
ret_from_fork+0x1d4/0x270
ret_from_fork_asm+0x11/0x20

Last potentially related work creation:
kasan_save_stack+0x30/0x50
kasan_record_aux_stack+0x8c/0xa0
kvfree_call_rcu+0x93/0x5b0
mlxsw_sp_router_neigh_event_work+0x67d/0x860
process_one_work+0xd57/0x1390
worker_thread+0x4d6/0xd40
kthread+0x355/0x5b0
ret_from_fork+0x1d4/0x270
ret_from_fork_asm+0x11/0x20

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Linux Linux 4.8 5.10.248

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.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 linux 6.18.3-1 —
Debian 13 linux 6.12.69-1 DSA-6126-1
Debian 12 linux 6.1.162-1 DSA-6127-1
Debian 11 linux 5.10.249-1 DLA-4475-1
Debian 11 linux-6.1 6.1.162-1~deb11u1 DLA-4476-1
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu Nvidia-BlueField 24.04 LTS linux-bluefield 6.8.0-1017.21 —
Ubuntu Nvidia-BlueField 22.04 LTS linux-bluefield 5.15.0-1086.88 —
Ubuntu 25.10 linux 6.17.0-22.22 USN-8177-1
Ubuntu 25.10 linux-aws +1 6.17.0-1012.12 USN-8183-2, USN-8183-1
Ubuntu 25.10 linux-azure +1 6.17.0-1013.13 USN-8245-1
Ubuntu 25.10 linux-azure-fde No fix yet —
Ubuntu 25.10 linux-oracle 6.17.0-1011.11 USN-8183-2
Ubuntu 25.10 linux-realtime 6.17.0-1010.11 USN-8177-1
Ubuntu 25.10 linux-riscv 6.17.0-22.22.1 —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux 6.8.0-110.110 USN-8179-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-aws 6.8.0-1052.55 USN-8179-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-aws-6.17 +1 6.17.0-1012.12~24.04.1 USN-8183-2, USN-8183-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-azure 6.8.0-1054.60 USN-8258-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-azure-6.17 6.17.0-1013.13~24.04.1 USN-8245-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-azure-fde 6.8.0-1058.65 —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-azure-nvidia 6.8.0-1039.42 —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-gcp 6.8.0-1054.57 USN-8179-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-gke 6.8.0-1050.56 USN-8179-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-gkeop 6.8.0-1037.40 USN-8179-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-hwe-6.17 6.17.0-22.22~24.04.1 USN-8183-2
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-ibm 6.8.0-1051.51 USN-8179-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-lowlatency 6.8.0-110.110.1 USN-8179-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-nvidia 6.8.0-1051.54 USN-8185-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-nvidia-6.17 6.17.0-1018.18 —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-nvidia-lowlatency 6.8.0-1051.54.1 USN-8185-2
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-nvidia-tegra 6.8.0-1022.22 USN-8265-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-oem-6.17 6.17.0-1020.20 USN-8245-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-oracle 6.8.0-1049.50 USN-8203-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-oracle-6.17 6.17.0-1011.11~24.04.1 USN-8183-2
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-raspi 6.8.0-1052.56 USN-8179-3
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-riscv +18 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-riscv-6.17 6.17.0-22.22.1~24.04.1 —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-xilinx 6.8.0-1028.29 USN-8261-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux +1 5.15.0-173.183 USN-8096-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-aws 5.15.0-1103.110 USN-8096-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-aws-6.8 6.8.0-1052.55~22.04.1 USN-8179-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-azure 5.15.0-1109.118 USN-8163-2
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-azure-6.8 6.8.0-1059.65~22.04.1 USN-8440-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-azure-fde 5.15.0-1109.118.1 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-azure-fde-6.8 6.8.0-1058.65~22.04.1 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-gcp 5.15.0-1103.112 USN-8096-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-gcp-6.8 6.8.0-1054.57~22.04.1 USN-8179-4
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-gke 5.15.0-1099.105 USN-8096-3
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-gkeop 5.15.0-1086.94 USN-8096-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-hwe-6.8 +1 6.8.0-110.110~22.04.1 USN-8179-3
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-ibm +1 5.15.0-1097.100 USN-8141-1, USN-8096-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-ibm-6.8 6.8.0-1051.51~22.04.1 USN-8179-3
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-intel-iotg 5.15.0-1098.104 USN-8096-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-kvm 5.15.0-1095.100 USN-8096-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8 6.8.0-110.110.1~22.04.1 USN-8179-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-nvidia 5.15.0-1098.99 USN-8096-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-nvidia-6.8 6.8.0-1051.54~22.04.1 USN-8185-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-nvidia-tegra 5.15.0-1055.55 USN-8096-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-nvidia-tegra-igx 5.15.0-1044.44 USN-8096-5
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-oracle 5.15.0-1100.106 USN-8096-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-oracle-6.8 6.8.0-1049.50~22.04.1 USN-8203-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-riscv +32 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-xilinx-zynqmp 5.15.0-1067.71 USN-8096-1
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ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-gke +28 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-gcp +14 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS linux-hwe-edge No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro Realtime 24.04 LTS linux-raspi-realtime 6.8.0-2042.43 USN-8204-1
Ubuntu Pro Realtime 24.04 LTS linux-realtime 6.8.1-1047.48 USN-8184-1
Ubuntu Pro Realtime 24.04 LTS linux-realtime-6.14 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro Realtime 24.04 LTS linux-realtime-6.17 6.17.0-1010.11~24.04.1 USN-8177-2
Ubuntu Pro Realtime 22.04 LTS linux-intel-iot-realtime 5.15.0-1094.96 USN-8116-1
Ubuntu Pro Realtime 22.04 LTS linux-realtime 5.15.0-1102.111 USN-8096-4
Ubuntu Pro Realtime 22.04 LTS linux-realtime-6.8 6.8.1-1047.48~22.04.1 USN-8184-1
Ubuntu Pro FIPS 20.04 LTS linux-fips +3 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS 18.04 LTS linux-fips +3 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 24.04 LTS linux-aws-fips 6.8.0-1052.55+fips1 USN-8179-2
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 24.04 LTS linux-azure-fips 6.8.0-1053.59+fips1 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 24.04 LTS linux-fips 6.8.0-110.110+fips2 USN-8179-2
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 24.04 LTS linux-gcp-fips 6.8.0-1054.57+fips1 USN-8179-2
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 22.04 LTS linux-aws-fips 5.15.0-1103.110+fips1 USN-8096-2
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 22.04 LTS linux-azure-fips 5.15.0-1109.118+fips1 USN-8163-1
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 22.04 LTS linux-fips 5.15.0-173.183+fips1 USN-8096-2
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 22.04 LTS linux-gcp-fips 5.15.0-1103.112+fips1 USN-8096-2
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS linux-fips +3 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 18.04 LTS linux-fips +3 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-preview 22.04 LTS linux-fips +3 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS linux +10 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS linux-aws-5.15 5.15.0-1103.110~20.04.1 USN-8096-3
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS linux-azure-5.15 5.15.0-1110.119~20.04.1 USN-8243-1
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS linux-gcp-5.15 5.15.0-1103.112~20.04.1 USN-8096-3
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS linux-hwe-5.15 +1 5.15.0-173.183~20.04.1 USN-8096-3
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS linux-ibm-5.15 5.15.0-1097.100~20.04.1 USN-8096-1
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS linux-intel-iotg-5.15 5.15.0-1098.104~20.04.1 USN-8096-3
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15 5.15.0-1055.55~20.04.1 USN-8096-1
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS linux-oracle-5.15 5.15.0-1100.106~20.04.1 USN-8096-3
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS linux-riscv-5.15 5.15.0-1097.101~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS linux +12 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS linux-gcp +4 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS linux-azure No fix yet —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES 15 SP7 kernel-64kb +6 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0447-1
SLES 15 SP7 kernel-azure +2 6.4.0-150700.20.27.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0472-1
SLES 15 SP7 kernel-default-base 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1.150700.17.21.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0447-1
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ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES for SAP 16.0 kernel-64kb +8 6.12.0-160000.26.1 SUSE-SU-2026:20599-1
SLES for SAP 16.0 kernel-default-base 6.12.0-160000.26.1.160000.2.7 SUSE-SU-2026:20599-1
SLES 16.0 kernel-64kb +8 6.12.0-160000.26.1 SUSE-SU-2026:20615-1, SUSE-SU-2026:20599-1
SLES 16.0 kernel-default-base 6.12.0-160000.26.1.160000.2.7 SUSE-SU-2026:20599-1
SLE Micro 6.2 kernel-default-base 6.12.0-160000.26.1.160000.2.7 SUSE-SU-2026:20555-1
SLE Micro 6.2 kernel-rt +5 6.12.0-160000.26.1 SUSE-SU-2026:20570-1, SUSE-SU-2026:20555-1
SLE Micro 6.1 kernel-default-base 6.4.0-39.1.21.16 SUSE-SU-2026:20498-1
SLE Micro 6.1 kernel-rt +1 6.4.0-40.1 SUSE-SU-2026:20876-1
SLE Micro 6.1 kernel-source +2 6.4.0-39.1 SUSE-SU-2026:20498-1
SLE Micro 6.0 kernel-default-base 6.4.0-39.1.21.16 SUSE-SU-2026:20477-1
SLE Micro 6.0 kernel-rt +1 6.4.0-40.1 SUSE-SU-2026:20845-1
SLE Micro 6.0 kernel-source +2 6.4.0-39.1 SUSE-SU-2026:20477-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP7 kernel-default 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0447-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP7 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_9 1-150700.1.3.2 SUSE-SU-2026:0587-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP7 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_9 1-150700.15.3.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0447-1
SUSE Real Time Module 15 SP7 kernel-rt 6.4.0-150700.7.31.2 SUSE-SU-2026:0587-1
SUSE Real Time Module 15 SP7 kernel-syms-rt +1 6.4.0-150700.7.31.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0587-1
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
openSUSE Leap 16.0 kernel-default-base 6.12.0-160000.26.1.160000.2.7 openSUSE-SU-2026:20287-1
openSUSE Leap 16.0 kernel-rt +11 6.12.0-160000.26.1 openSUSE-SU-2026:20287-1

Azure Linux

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Azure Linux 3 kernel 6.6.121.1-1 —

Advisories 45

References