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
Properties
| severity | unknownreceipt
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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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"nvd_published_at": "2026-09-25T11:17:39Z",
"published_at": "2026-09-25T12:31:36Z",
"references": [
"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-98102",
"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4352737297b262e8367675c19a7dc6a9f53c97af",
"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5149c60c406595b56fda0c6e9aae7fd287f636aa",
"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8d4fe5c13f5056faa6deb09a90e24a89f9ebfad4",
"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/93b49239840b91313adbd77b8b52993eff2d08c1",
"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-g228-xhf6-wqq6"
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"summary": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nipv6: mcast: fix RCU list...",
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"updated_at": "2026-09-25T12:31:47Z",
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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().