CVE-2026-53247
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net: ethernet: mtk_eth_soc: Fix use-after-free in metadata dst teardown
mtk_free_dev() calls metadata_dst_free() which frees the metadata_dst with kfree() immediately, bypassing the RCU grace period. In the RX path, skb_dst_set_noref() sets a non-refcounted pointer from the skb to the metadata_dst. This function requires RCU read-side protection and the dst must remain valid until all RCU readers complete. Since metadata_dst_free() calls kfree() directly, a use-after-free can occur if any skb still holds a noref pointer to the dst when the driver tears it down. Replace metadata_dst_free() with dst_release() which properly goes through the refcount path: when the refcount drops to zero, it schedules the actual free via call_rcu_hurry(), ensuring all RCU readers have completed before the memory is freed.
Affected products
29- osv-coords21 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-default-base&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0pkg:apk/chainguard/linux-qemu-6.18-bootc-boot-installedpkg:apk/chainguard/linux-qemu-melangepkg:apk/chainguard/linux-vmware-6.18pkg:apk/chainguard/linux-gcp-6.18pkg:apk/chainguard/linux-qemu-6.18pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-kvmsmall&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-zfcpdump&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0pkg:linux/kernelpkg:apk/chainguard/linux-azure-6.18pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-rt&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-source&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-obs-build&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0pkg:apk/chainguard/linux-gcp-6.18-bootc-boot-installedpkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-syms&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0pkg:rpm/opensuse/dtb-aarch64&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-64kb&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-azure&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-default&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-docs&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-obs-qa&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0
< 6.12.0-160000.37.1.160000.2.19+ 20 more
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.37.1.160000.2.19
- (no CPE)range: < 6.18.38-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 6.18.36-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 6.18.38-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 6.18.38-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 6.18.38-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.37.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.37.1
- (no CPE)range: >= 6.2.0, < 6.6.143
- (no CPE)range: < 6.18.38-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.37.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.37.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.37.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.18.38-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.37.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.37.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.37.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.37.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.37.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.37.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.37.1
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 7 more
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=6.2,<6.6.143
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
5- git.kernel.org/stable/c/2d86aeb46d5f69c704065a8c69822582787272a1nvdPatch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/459c6f35c58cf0fd5247e55d73ddaa29571d9b7envdPatch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/72775977e89c25c99ee84d2c5baa3f86a8ba5cb4nvdPatch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/80df409e1a483676826a6c66e693dba6ac507751nvdPatch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/e634408d2b0cd939cfe019398a21fb47b7a8ffe3nvdPatch
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