CVE-2026-53227
net: openvswitch: fix possible kfree_skb of ERR_PTR
MEDIUM 5.5
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.13 % · percentile 3 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- Linux
- NVD status
- Modified
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: openvswitch: fix possible kfree_skb of ERR_PTR After the patch in the "Fixes" tag, the allocation of the "reply" skb can happen either before or after locking the ovs_mutex. However, error cleanups still follow the classical reversed order, assuming "reply" is allocated before locking: it is freed after unlocking. If "reply" allocation happens after locking the mutex and it fails, "reply" is left with an ERR_PTR, and execution jumps to the correspondent cleanup stage which will try to free an invalid pointer. Fix this by setting the pointer to NULL after having saved its error value.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-401 — Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e248fb2e680deb2bd37bac551b72638fe4938a76
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0bb5b2dc1b90aa7dd1473fc8c4d813a29255ff8d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/971b1b37774f13acc5add0a2843f8598446b8598
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/25fdf53698535fe8790237f5a8a9626791429785
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e3d509a1b71396e1452060dbf84a805fd1c3c549
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ecc55aad3390129a87106841f4b68bf3d70c9264
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/895d1dd9057cde1687fa0f4286d47ceed0b82997
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ee30dd2909d8b98619f4341c70ec8dc8e155ab02
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-784472.html
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-39318
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2026-53227
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1385 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits VMware · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1333 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1298 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits Siemens · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1286 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1252 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1229 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1203 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1162 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1064 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1029 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0927 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0862 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de Debian LTS · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0812 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans Microsoft Azure Linux · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 3.16 < 5.10.259cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 5.11 < 5.15.210cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 5.16 < 6.1.176cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 6.2 < 6.6.143cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 6.7 < 6.12.94cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 6.13 < 6.18.36cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 6.19 < 7.0.13cpe: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:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:*
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Linux · Linux | affected 893f139b9a6c00c097b9082a90f3041cfb3a0d20 < e248fb2e680deb2bd37bac551b72638fe4938a76 ; affected 893f139b9a6c00c097b9082a90f3041cfb3a0d20 < 0bb5b2dc1b90aa7dd1473fc8c4d813a29255ff8d ; affected 893f139b9a6c00c097b9082a90f3041cfb3a0d20 < 971b1b37774f13acc5add0a2843f8598446b8598 ; affected 893f139b9a6c00c097b9082a90f3041cfb3a0d20 < 25fdf53698535fe8790237f5a8a9626791429785 ; affected 893f139b9a6c00c097b9082a90f3041cfb3a0d20 < e3d509a1b71396e1452060dbf84a805fd1c3c549 ; affected 893f139b9a6c00c097b9082a90f3041cfb3a0d20 < ecc55aad3390129a87106841f4b68bf3d70c9264 |
| Linux · Linux | affected 3.16 ; unaffected 0 < 3.16 ; unaffected 5.10.259 ≤ 5.10.* ; unaffected 5.15.210 ≤ 5.15.* ; unaffected 6.1.176 ≤ 6.1.* ; unaffected 6.6.143 ≤ 6.6.* |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |