net/sched: cls_api: fix teardown of an adopted proto on insert-race loss (Linux Linux)

CVE-2026-90248
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At a glance

Source
NVD
EPSS
EPSS 0.21 % · percentile 11 ()
State
PUBLISHED
Published
Updated
Assigner
Linux
NVD status
Received

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/sched: cls_api: fix teardown of an adopted proto on insert-race loss In tc_new_tfilter() the create branch sets tp_created = 1 before calling tcf_chain_tp_insert_unique(). When the caller loses the race (another request inserted a proto at the same chain/prio first), insert_unique() destroys the caller's own tp_new and returns the winner's proto with an extra reference. tp_created was never cleared, so the loser's errout path treated the winner's live proto as its own and called tcf_chain_tp_delete_empty() on it, silently unlinking an active classifier that the winning request already advertised via RTM_NEWTFILTER. Track the outcome of the insert step in a single tri-state variable so each errout path reacts correctly: - TP_NOT_CREATED: no proto created; pursue the old path. - TP_CREATED: proto inserted successfully; same code path as before. - TP_NOT_OWNED: New - lost the insert race; tp is another request's proto (chain ref already released by tp_new's destroy) Both errout reactions are single expressions derived from the state. This fix is motivated by the Sashiko's automated review of Patch (net/sched: cls_api: Always acquire rtnl_lock when destroying locked classifiers) [1][2]. The review identified the silent-unlink behaviour of an adopted proto's teardown when a request loses the tcf_chain_tp_insert_unique() race. [1] https://sashiko.dev/#/patchset/20260801125632.360365-1-jhs%40mojatatu.com [2] https://netdev-ai.bots.linux.dev/sashiko/#/patchset/20260801125632.360365-1-jhs%40mojatatu.com

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CERT-FR advisories

Affected products

ProductVersions
Linux · Linuxaffected 8b64678e0af8f4d62a40149baedebe78503a5255 < a68e664ddf16ecae6d769d6a2eb356f8abab75c9 ; affected 8b64678e0af8f4d62a40149baedebe78503a5255 < df02b6dc136af45e92ee4c86f4aa6c9a60790b1e ; affected 8b64678e0af8f4d62a40149baedebe78503a5255 < bee2208276c8e0e40a249ffdcf6e5434a79a847c ; affected 8b64678e0af8f4d62a40149baedebe78503a5255 < 219c87aeefdcc8c1caf28cc99e9b361ce7393d3a ; affected 8b64678e0af8f4d62a40149baedebe78503a5255 < bbe2fd6d77df630356185406a97317f6aa6a92cf ; affected 8b64678e0af8f4d62a40149baedebe78503a5255 < dc8b33b819cb02a75936940c120aa669ad89942d
Linux · Linuxaffected 5.1 ; unaffected 0 < 5.1 ; unaffected 5.15.221 ≤ 5.15.* ; unaffected 6.1.188 ≤ 6.1.* ; unaffected 6.6.157 ≤ 6.6.* ; unaffected 6.12.110 ≤ 6.12.*

Sources

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