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CVE-2026-23437

CVE-2026-23437 PUBLISHED

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: shaper: protect late read accesses to the hierarchy We look up a netdev during prep of Netlink ops (pre- callbacks) and take a ref to it. Then later in the body of the callback we take its lock or RCU which are the actual protections. This is not proper, a conversion from a ref to a locked netdev must include a liveness check (a check if the netdev hasn't been unregistered already). Fix the read cases (those under RCU). Writes needs a separate change to protect from creating the hierarchy after flush has already run.

EPSS 0.02% · 3.3th percentile

Risk Scores

EPSS Score
0.02%
3.3th percentile

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
linuxlinux_kernel6.13, 6.13, 6.13
LinuxLinux4b623f9f0f59652ea71fcb27d60b4c3b65126dbb, 4b623f9f0f59652ea71fcb27d60b4c3b65126dbb, 6.13

Timeline

  • Apr 3, 2026 CVE Published
  • Apr 27, 2026 CVE Updated
  • May 18, 2026 EPSS Score
  • May 19, 2026 EPSS Score
  • May 20, 2026 EPSS Score
  • May 21, 2026 EPSS Score
  • May 22, 2026 EPSS Score
  • May 23, 2026 EPSS Score
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  • May 25, 2026 EPSS Score
  • May 26, 2026 EPSS Score
  • May 27, 2026 EPSS Score

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