High severity · published Jun 25, 2026
CVE-2026-53275
ipv6: mcast: Fix use-after-free when processing MLD queries
8.8
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ipv6: mcast: Fix use-after-free when processing MLD queries
When processing an MLD query, a pointer to the multicast group address
is retrieved when initially parsing the packet. This pointer is later
dereferenced without being reloaded despite the fact that the skb header
might have been reallocated following the pskb_may_pull() calls, leading
to a use-after-free [1].
Fix by copying the multicast group address when the packet is initially
parsed.
[1]
BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in __mld_query_work (net/ipv6/mcast.c:1512)
Read of size 8 at addr ffff8881154b8e90 by task kworker/4:1/118
Workqueue: mld mld_query_work
Call Trace:
<TASK>
dump_stack_lvl (lib/dump_stack.c:94 lib/dump_stack.c:120)
print_address_description.constprop.0 (mm/kasan/report.c:378)
print_report (mm/kasan/report.c:482)
kasan_report (mm/kasan/report.c:595)
__mld_query_work (net/ipv6/mcast.c:1512)
mld_query_work (net/ipv6/mcast.c:1563)
process_one_work (kernel/workqueue.c:3314)
worker_thread (kernel/workqueue.c:3397 kernel/workqueue.c:3478)
kthread (kernel/kthread.c:436)
ret_from_fork (arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158)
ret_from_fork_asm (arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245)
</TASK>
[...]
Freed by task 118:
kasan_save_stack (mm/kasan/common.c:57)
kasan_save_track (mm/kasan/common.c:78)
kasan_save_free_info (mm/kasan/generic.c:584)
__kasan_slab_free (mm/kasan/common.c:253 mm/kasan/common.c:285)
kfree (./include/linux/kasan.h:235 mm/slub.c:2689 mm/slub.c:6251 mm/slub.c:6566)
pskb_expand_head (net/core/skbuff.c:2335)
__pskb_pull_tail (net/core/skbuff.c:2878 (discriminator 4))
__mld_query_work (net/ipv6/mcast.c:1495 (discriminator 1))
mld_query_work (net/ipv6/mcast.c:1563)
process_one_work (kernel/workqueue.c:3314)
worker_thread (kernel/workqueue.c:3397 kernel/workqueue.c:3478)
kthread (kernel/kthread.c:436)
ret_from_fork (arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158)
ret_from_fork_asm (arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245)
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Adjacent
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 18% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
2.6.15 before 5.15.210; 5.16 before 6.1.176; 6.2 before 6.6.143; 6.7 before 6.12.94; 6.13 before 6.18.36; 6.19 before 7.0.13; +6 more · source: NVD
LI
Linux · Linux
97300b5fdfe28c6edae926926f9467a27cf5889c before dfaf1f5e7eb81be87582bd6a57d34e61a57d5dea; 97300b5fdfe28c6edae926926f9467a27cf5889c before 1354271c89d0e5fbf8b3d94097ff0216695209c7; 97300b5fdfe28c6edae926926f9467a27cf5889c before 53baa63a4183291574483f89583dbef13677a2c4; 97300b5fdfe28c6edae926926f9467a27cf5889c before 2a613bf497029d555a7428406aa8cdb84a503cea; 97300b5fdfe28c6edae926926f9467a27cf5889c before b2eb8886200b907fc71806869620609f0f4cacb0; 97300b5fdfe28c6edae926926f9467a27cf5889c before 4203806f700bb44ea0b05d484d9d40044b47fb04; +3 more · source: vendor
SS
SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP · Siemens
V3.1.6; V3.1.7; V3.1.6; V3.1.7 · source: CISA
SS
SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP · Siemens
V3.1.6; V3.1.7; V3.1.6; V3.1.7 · source: CISA
SS
SIMATIC S7-1500 TM MFP - GNU/Linux subsystem · Siemens
0 · source: CISA
SS
SIPLUS S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP · Siemens
V3.1.6; V3.1.7 · source: CISA
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-53275
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-53275
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/087dbacf897c020f438f780f0a4a8aa73b6d7c5a
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1354271c89d0e5fbf8b3d94097ff0216695209c7
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2a613bf497029d555a7428406aa8cdb84a503cea
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4203806f700bb44ea0b05d484d9d40044b47fb04
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/53baa63a4183291574483f89583dbef13677a2c4
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/791c91dc7a9dfb2457d5e29b8216a6484b9c4b40
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