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CVE-2026-72072 (GCVE-0-2026-72072)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-15 05:52 – Updated: 2026-08-17 05:40

Title

net/mlx5e: macsec: fix use-after-free of metadata_dst on RX SC delete

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/mlx5e: macsec: fix use-after-free of metadata_dst on RX SC delete When an offloaded MACsec RX SC is deleted, macsec_del_rxsc_ctx() freed the per-SC metadata_dst with metadata_dst_free(), which kfree()s the object unconditionally and ignores the dst reference count. The RX datapath in mlx5e_macsec_offload_handle_rx_skb() looks up the SC under rcu_read_lock() via xa_load(), takes a reference with dst_hold() and attaches the dst to the skb with skb_dst_set(). A reader that already obtained the rx_sc pointer can race with the delete path and operate on freed memory. Fix the owner side by dropping the reference with dst_release() instead of freeing unconditionally, and convert the RX datapath to dst_hold_safe() so a reader racing the SC delete cannot attach a dst whose last reference was just dropped; only attach it when a reference was actually taken. mlx5e_macsec_add_rxsc() also published sc_xarray_element via xa_alloc() before rx_sc->md_dst was allocated and initialised, so a datapath reader that looked the SC up by fs_id could observe rx_sc with md_dst still NULL or, on weakly-ordered architectures, a non-NULL md_dst pointer whose contents were not yet visible. NULL-check the xa_load() result and md_dst on the datapath, and reorder add_rxsc() so the xa_alloc() publish happens only after md_dst is fully initialised; the xarray RCU publish then pairs with the rcu_read_lock()/xa_load() in the datapath. Note: macsec_del_rxsc_ctx() also kfree()s rx_sc->sc_xarray_element without an RCU grace period while the same datapath reads it under rcu_read_lock(); that is a separate pre-existing issue left to a follow-up patch. Found by 0sec automated security-research tooling (https://0sec.ai).

Severity

7.8 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Assigner

Linux mitre root Scorecard

References

6 references

URL	Tags
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b1a4d0c568bbb52c7…
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/218cc15a4c907659a…
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4a5073b7b30243658…
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ed3cc4218070d6b98…
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/088873af13590ebde…
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/de74d8fd10291763d…

Impacted products

2 products

Vendor	Product	Version	CPE status
Linux	Linux	Affected: b7c9400cbc48c3713190b3bce4e0c87e924e4104 , < b1a4d0c568bbb52c7c04f4fce3c097dae89ed6cb (git) Affected: b7c9400cbc48c3713190b3bce4e0c87e924e4104 , < 218cc15a4c907659ad4b0e68c535c61594311205 (git) Affected: b7c9400cbc48c3713190b3bce4e0c87e924e4104 , < 4a5073b7b30243658f58b2d2d35a823da7fd34d9 (git) Affected: b7c9400cbc48c3713190b3bce4e0c87e924e4104 , < ed3cc4218070d6b98bf5fb456dccae424fd38c4f (git) Affected: b7c9400cbc48c3713190b3bce4e0c87e924e4104 , < 088873af13590ebde10de2ade847f57a05ec61c6 (git) Affected: b7c9400cbc48c3713190b3bce4e0c87e924e4104 , < de74d8fd10291763d97b218f09adcc7513c975e4 (git)	guessed
Linux	Linux	Affected: 6.1 Unaffected: 0 , < 6.1 (semver) Unaffected: 6.1.178 , ≤ 6.1.* (semver) Unaffected: 6.6.145 , ≤ 6.6.* (semver) Unaffected: 6.12.97 , ≤ 6.12.* (semver) Unaffected: 6.18.40 , ≤ 6.18.* (semver) Unaffected: 7.1.5 , ≤ 7.1.* (semver) Unaffected: 7.2 , ≤ * (original_commit_for_fix)	guessed

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      "url": "https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-72072.json",
      "version": "3"
    },
    "suse_vex": {
      "aggregate_severity": "important",
      "current_release_date": "2026-09-28T23:49:49Z",
      "cve": "CVE-2026-72072",
      "id": "CVE-2026-72072",
      "initial_release_date": "2026-08-28T01:01:27Z",
      "product_status:first_fixed": "133",
      "product_status:known_affected": "421",
      "product_status:known_not_affected": "254",
      "product_status:recommended": "258",
      "source": "SUSE CSAF VEX",
      "status": "interim",
      "title": "SUSE CVE CVE-2026-72072",
      "url": "https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf-vex/cve-2026-72072.json",
      "version": "12"
    }
  }
}

RHSA-2026:70459

Vulnerability from csaf_opensuse - Published: 2026-09-23 22:26 - Updated: 2026-09-30 23:37

Summary

Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update

Severity

Important

Scope

13 vulnerabilities in this advisory, including CVE-2026-72072.

CVE-2026-72072

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's MACsec (Media Access Control Security) component. A race condition during the deletion of an offloaded MACsec RX Security Channel (SC) allows the RX datapath to access and operate on memory that has already been freed. This use-after-free vulnerability can lead to system instability or a denial of service.

7.0 (High)


                
                  CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Fixed: 303 products

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RLSA-2026:70459 (CVE-2025-39964)

Vulnerability from osv_rocky – Published: 2026-09-24 18:05 – Updated: 2026-10-01 18:12 – Source website

Summary

Important: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update

Details

The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system.

Security Fix(es):

kernel: crypto: af_alg - Disallow concurrent writes in af_alg_sendmsg (CVE-2025-39964)
kernel: iommu/vt-d: Clear Present bit before tearing down PASID entry (CVE-2026-45894)
kernel: crypto: ccp - Fix a crash due to incorrect cleanup usage of kfree (CVE-2026-45959)
kernel: dm cache policy smq: fix missing locks in invalidating cache blocks (CVE-2026-53062)
kernel: keys: Pin request_key_auth payload in instantiate paths (CVE-2026-63823)
kernel: net/mlx5: Fix MCIA register buffer overflow on 32 dword reads (CVE-2026-68293)
kernel: Linux kernel: libceph null pointer dereference leads to denial of service (CVE-2026-68157)
kernel: Linux kernel Bluetooth RFCOMM: Denial of Service via use-after-free in set_termios (CVE-2026-68188)
kernel: libceph: refresh auth->authorizer_buf{,_len} after authorizer update (CVE-2026-68156)
kernel: Linux kernel (libceph): Denial of Service due to malformed monitor maps (CVE-2026-68155)
kernel: Bluetooth: mgmt: hold reference for hci_conn in mgmt_pending_cmds (CVE-2026-68391)
kernel: net/mlx5e: macsec: fix use-after-free of metadata_dst on RX SC delete (CVE-2026-72072)
kernel: mm/hugetlb: fix list corruption in allocate_file_region_entries() (CVE-2026-74518)

Bug Fix(es) and Enhancement(s):

[Intel 9.8 FEAT] ice: Driver Update [rhel-9.8.z] (JIRA:Rocky Linux-213003)
Rocky Linux 9.8: Multiuser Kerberized DFS shares fail to mount with UID mount option [rhel-9.8.z] (JIRA:Rocky Linux-254108)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Severity

8.8 (High)


                    
                      CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Credits

Rocky Enterprise Software Foundation

Red Hat

References

URL

Type

	https://errata.rockylinux.org/RLSA-2026:70459	ADVISORY
	https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2403545	REPORT
	https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2481940	REPORT
	https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2481948	REPORT
	https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2492278	REPORT
	https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2502218	REPORT
	https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2513150	REPORT
	https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2513212	REPORT
	https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2513222	REPORT
	https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2513232	REPORT
	https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2513295	REPORT
	https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2513453	REPORT
	https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2516523	REPORT
	https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2517004	REPORT
	https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:70459	ADVISORY

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SUSE-SU-2026:23477-1

Vulnerability from csaf_suse - Published: 2026-09-08 12:54 - Updated: 2026-09-29 08:19

Summary

Security update for the Linux Kernel

Severity

Important

Scope

588 vulnerabilities in this advisory, including CVE-2026-72072.

CVE-2026-72072

7 (High)


                
                  CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Recommended: 4 products

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SUSE-SU-2026:23481-1

Vulnerability from csaf_suse - Published: 2026-09-08 13:00 - Updated: 2026-09-29 08:19

Summary

Security update for the Linux Kernel

Severity

Important

Scope

588 vulnerabilities in this advisory, including CVE-2026-72072.

CVE-2026-72072

7 (High)


                
                  CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Recommended: 11 products

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SUSE-SU-2026:23528-1

Vulnerability from csaf_suse - Published: 2026-09-08 10:34 - Updated: 2026-09-29 08:19

Summary

Security update for the Linux Kernel

Severity

Important

Scope

588 vulnerabilities in this advisory, including CVE-2026-72072.

CVE-2026-72072

7 (High)


                
                  CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Recommended: 7 products

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SUSE-SU-2026:23529-1

Vulnerability from csaf_suse - Published: 2026-09-08 11:00 - Updated: 2026-09-29 08:19

Summary

Security update for the Linux Kernel

Severity

Important

Scope

588 vulnerabilities in this advisory, including CVE-2026-72072.

CVE-2026-72072

7 (High)


                
                  CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Recommended: 17 products

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SUSE-SU-2026:23881-1

Vulnerability from csaf_suse - Published: 2026-09-22 13:18 - Updated: 2026-09-30 11:15

Summary

Security update for the Linux Kernel

Severity

Important

Scope

885 vulnerabilities in this advisory, including CVE-2026-72072.

CVE-2026-72072

7 (High)


                
                  CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Recommended: 8 products

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SUSE-SU-2026:23887-1

Vulnerability from csaf_suse - Published: 2026-09-22 14:23 - Updated: 2026-09-30 11:15

Summary

Security update for the Linux Kernel

Severity

Important

Scope

885 vulnerabilities in this advisory, including CVE-2026-72072.

CVE-2026-72072

7 (High)


                
                  CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Recommended: 28 products

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SUSE-SU-2026:23897-1

Vulnerability from csaf_suse - Published: 2026-09-22 13:58 - Updated: 2026-09-30 11:15

Summary

Security update for the Linux Kernel

Severity

Important

Scope

885 vulnerabilities in this advisory, including CVE-2026-72072.

CVE-2026-72072

7 (High)


                
                  CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Recommended: 9 products

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SUSE-SU-2026:23902-1

Vulnerability from csaf_suse - Published: 2026-09-22 14:23 - Updated: 2026-09-30 11:16

Summary

Security update for the Linux Kernel

Severity

Important

Scope

885 vulnerabilities in this advisory, including CVE-2026-72072.

CVE-2026-72072

7 (High)


                
                  CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Recommended: 114 products

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