In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipv6: mcast: fix RCU list...

zetlyn/cve-ghsa vulnerability ghsa GHSA-g228-xhf6-wqq6 cve CVE-2026-98102 known 2026-09-25

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-g228-xhf6-wqq6

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Said since
2026-09-28 11:44 UTC
Last answered
2026-10-04 18:15 UTC
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open at the source
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  "description": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nipv6: mcast: fix RCU list diversion in ip6_mc_del1_src()\n\nWhen removing a source filter whose count reaches zero, ip6_mc_del1_src()\nunlinks psf from pmc->mca_sources. If the filter was previously active,\nthe code moved psf directly into pmc->mca_tomb by updating psf->sf_next.\n\nBecause pmc->mca_sources is traversed locklessly under RCU (e.g. by\nipv6_chk_mcast_addr()), mutating psf->sf_next before a grace period\nelapses diverts concurrent readers to the tombstone list. Consequently,\nreaders miss remaining active sources in pmc->mca_sources and improperly\nexamine deleted tombstone entries.\n\nFix this by allocating a new tombstone node for pmc->mca_tomb (as done\nin sf_setstate()) and retiring the original psf via kfree_rcu().",
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  "published_at": "2026-09-25T12:31:36Z",
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    "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5149c60c406595b56fda0c6e9aae7fd287f636aa",
    "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8d4fe5c13f5056faa6deb09a90e24a89f9ebfad4",
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipv6: mcast: fix RCU list... In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipv6: mcast: fix RCU list diversion in ip6_mc_del1_src() When removing a source filter whose count reaches zero, ip6_mc_del1_src() unlinks psf from pmc->mca_sources. If the filter was previously active, the code moved psf directly into pmc->mca_tomb by updating psf->sf_next. Because pmc->mca_sources is traversed locklessly under RCU (e.g. by ipv6_chk_mcast_addr()), mutating psf->sf_next before a grace period elapses diverts concurrent readers to the tombstone list. Consequently, readers miss remaining active sources in pmc->mca_sources and improperly examine deleted tombstone entries. Fix this by allocating a new tombstone node for pmc->mca_tomb (as done in sf_setstate()) and retiring the original psf via kfree_rcu().