In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/sched: sch_taprio: fix possible use-after-free syzbot reported a nasty crash [1] in net_tx_action() which made little sense until we got a repro. This repro installs a taprio qdisc, but providing an invalid TCA_RATE attribute. qdisc_create() has to destroy the just initialized taprio qdisc, and taprio_destroy() is called. However, the hrtimer used by taprio had already fired, therefore advance_sched() called __netif_schedule(). Then net_tx_action was trying to use a destroyed qdisc. We can not undo the __netif_schedule(), so we must wait until one cpu serviced the qdisc before we can proceed. Many thanks to Alexander Potapenko for his help. [1] BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in queued_spin_trylock include/asm-generic/qspinlock.h:94 [inline] BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in do_raw_spin_trylock include/linux/spinlock.h:191 [inline] BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in __raw_spin_trylock include/linux/spinlock_api_smp.h:89 [inline] BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in _raw_spin_trylock+0x92/0xa0 kernel/locking/spinlock.c:138 queued_spin_trylock include/asm-generic/qspinlock.h:94 [inline] do_raw_spin_trylock include/linux/spinlock.h:191 [inline] __raw_spin_trylock include/linux/spinlock_api_smp.h:89 [inline] _raw_spin_trylock+0x92/0xa0 kernel/locking/spinlock.c:138 spin_trylock include/linux/spinlock.h:359 [inline] qdisc_run_begin include/net/sch_generic.h:187 [inline] qdisc_run+0xee/0x540 include/net/pkt_sched.h:125 net_tx_action+0x77c/0x9a0 net/core/dev.c:5086 __do_softirq+0x1cc/0x7fb kernel/softirq.c:571 run_ksoftirqd+0x2c/0x50 kernel/softirq.c:934 smpboot_thread_fn+0x554/0x9f0 kernel/smpboot.c:164 kthread+0x31b/0x430 kernel/kthread.c:376 ret_from_fork+0x1f/0x30 Uninit was created at: slab_post_alloc_hook mm/slab.h:732 [inline] slab_alloc_node mm/slub.c:3258 [inline] __kmalloc_node_track_caller+0x814/0x1250 mm/slub.c:4970 kmalloc_reserve net/core/skbuff.c:358 [inline] __alloc_skb+0x346/0xcf0 net/core/skbuff.c:430 alloc_skb include/linux/skbuff.h:1257 [inline] nlmsg_new include/net/netlink.h:953 [inline] netlink_ack+0x5f3/0x12b0 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:2436 netlink_rcv_skb+0x55d/0x6c0 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:2507 rtnetlink_rcv+0x30/0x40 net/core/rtnetlink.c:6108 netlink_unicast_kernel net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1319 [inline] netlink_unicast+0xf3b/0x1270 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1345 netlink_sendmsg+0x1288/0x1440 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1921 sock_sendmsg_nosec net/socket.c:714 [inline] sock_sendmsg net/socket.c:734 [inline] ____sys_sendmsg+0xabc/0xe90 net/socket.c:2482 ___sys_sendmsg+0x2a1/0x3f0 net/socket.c:2536 __sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2565 [inline] __do_sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2574 [inline] __se_sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2572 [inline] __x64_sys_sendmsg+0x367/0x540 net/socket.c:2572 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:50 [inline] do_syscall_64+0x3d/0xb0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:80 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd CPU: 0 PID: 13 Comm: ksoftirqd/0 Not tainted 6.0.0-rc2-syzkaller-47461-gac3859c02d7f #0 Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 07/22/2022
This vulnerability carries a HIGH severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.8, requiring local system access to exploit with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction requiring only low-level privileges . The vulnerability impacts confidentiality (data exposure), integrity (unauthorized modifications), and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 1 product from linux organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.
Reported in 2025, this vulnerability emerged during an era marked by increased sophistication in supply chain attacks, cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security challenges. Security practices during this period emphasized zero-trust architectures, container security, and API protection.
2025-03-27T17:15:51.580
2025-04-01T15:40:10.120
Analyzed
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
CVSSv3.1: 7.8 (HIGH)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version/Range | Vulnerable? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | < 5.4.231 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | < 5.10.166 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | < 5.15.91 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | < 6.1.9 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 6.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 6.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 6.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 6.2 | Yes |
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