Critical severity · published Aug 15, 2026
CVE-2026-74255
tipc: fix UAF in tipc_l2_send_msg()
9.8
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
tipc: fix UAF in tipc_l2_send_msg()
Syzbot reported a slab-use-after-free in ipvlan_hard_header() when
called from tipc_l2_send_msg().
The root cause is that tipc_disable_l2_media() calls synchronize_net()
while b->media_ptr is still valid. This allows concurrent RCU readers
to obtain the device pointer after synchronize_net() has finished.
The pointer is cleared later in bearer_disable(), but without any
subsequent synchronization, allowing the device to be freed while
still in use by readers.
Fix this by clearing b->media_ptr in tipc_disable_l2_media() before
calling synchronize_net().
This is safe to do now because the call order in bearer_disable()
was reversed in 0d051bf93c06 ("tipc: make bearer packet filtering generic")
to call tipc_node_delete_links() (which needs the pointer) before
disable_media().
https: //lore.kernel.org/netdev/6a2c1007.428ffe26.258b27.015d.GAE@google.com/T/#u
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 43% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
LI
Linux · Linux
282b3a056225b35024246f63feb91d769d714dad before 609ced2301be1df7e7ed2ef47d1d916674e6ba3b; 282b3a056225b35024246f63feb91d769d714dad before 71aafa16d79b107b33837f60b6cbc7d0cb8c5708; 282b3a056225b35024246f63feb91d769d714dad before f4002f1c669cc02e3763f479fc25ff1dfa9e2420; 282b3a056225b35024246f63feb91d769d714dad before 50ff092633b06382e5091dd5b093ce943d4ac2f9; 282b3a056225b35024246f63feb91d769d714dad before aef12b5ce793dea6b3a97a58fd0f946000ae8945; 282b3a056225b35024246f63feb91d769d714dad before 0d8a12d7143126afdf9fbe2e3d438650dd6603ed; +3 more · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-74255
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-74255
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0d8a12d7143126afdf9fbe2e3d438650dd6603ed
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/35e0297a93c3c34a3924eeef816c03504e3ab5c5
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/50ff092633b06382e5091dd5b093ce943d4ac2f9
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/609ced2301be1df7e7ed2ef47d1d916674e6ba3b
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/71aafa16d79b107b33837f60b6cbc7d0cb8c5708
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aef12b5ce793dea6b3a97a58fd0f946000ae8945
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