CVE-2026-23001
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
Unavailable / Other
Publication date:
25/01/2026
Last modified:
06/02/2026
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:<br />
<br />
macvlan: fix possible UAF in macvlan_forward_source()<br />
<br />
Add RCU protection on (struct macvlan_source_entry)->vlan.<br />
<br />
Whenever macvlan_hash_del_source() is called, we must clear<br />
entry->vlan pointer before RCU grace period starts.<br />
<br />
This allows macvlan_forward_source() to skip over<br />
entries queued for freeing.<br />
<br />
Note that macvlan_dev are already RCU protected, as they<br />
are embedded in a standard netdev (netdev_priv(ndev)).<br />
<br />
https: //lore.kernel.org/netdev/695fb1e8.050a0220.1c677c.039f.GAE@google.com/T/#u
Impact
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/15f6faf36e162532bec5cc05eb3fc622108bf2ed
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/232afc74a6dde0fe1830988e5827921f5ec9bb3f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/484919832e2db6ce1e8add92c469e5d459a516b5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6dbead9c7677186f22b7981dd085a0feec1f038e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7470a7a63dc162f07c26dbf960e41ee1e248d80e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8133e85b8a3ec9f10d861e0002ec6037256e987e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8518712a2ca952d6da2238c6f0a16b4ae5ea3f13



