{ "dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.2", "cveMetadata": { "cveId": "CVE-2025-68800", "assignerOrgId": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "state": "PUBLISHED", "assignerShortName": "Linux", "dateReserved": "2025-12-24T10:30:51.044Z", "datePublished": "2026-01-13T15:29:09.688Z", "dateUpdated": "2026-08-05T12:11:34.101Z" }, "containers": { "cna": { "providerMetadata": { "orgId": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "shortName": "Linux", "dateUpdated": "2026-08-05T12:11:34.101Z" }, "descriptions": [ { "lang": "en", "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nmlxsw: spectrum_mr: Fix use-after-free when updating multicast route stats\n\nCited commit added a dedicated mutex (instead of RTNL) to protect the\nmulticast route list, so that it will not change while the driver\nperiodically traverses it in order to update the kernel about multicast\nroute stats that were queried from the device.\n\nOne instance of list entry deletion (during route replace) was missed\nand it can result in a use-after-free [1].\n\nFix by acquiring the mutex before deleting the entry from the list and\nreleasing it afterwards.\n\n[1]\nBUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in mlxsw_sp_mr_stats_update+0x4a5/0x540 drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_mr.c:1006 [mlxsw_spectrum]\nRead of size 8 at addr ffff8881523c2fa8 by task kworker/2:5/22043\n\nCPU: 2 UID: 0 PID: 22043 Comm: kworker/2:5 Not tainted 6.18.0-rc1-custom-g1a3d6d7cd014 #1 PREEMPT(full)\nHardware name: Mellanox Technologies Ltd. MSN2010/SA002610, BIOS 5.6.5 08/24/2017\nWorkqueue: mlxsw_core mlxsw_sp_mr_stats_update [mlxsw_spectrum]\nCall Trace:\n \n dump_stack_lvl+0xba/0x110\n print_report+0x174/0x4f5\n kasan_report+0xdf/0x110\n mlxsw_sp_mr_stats_update+0x4a5/0x540 drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_mr.c:1006 [mlxsw_spectrum]\n process_one_work+0x9cc/0x18e0\n worker_thread+0x5df/0xe40\n kthread+0x3b8/0x730\n ret_from_fork+0x3e9/0x560\n ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30\n \n\nAllocated by task 29933:\n kasan_save_stack+0x30/0x50\n kasan_save_track+0x14/0x30\n __kasan_kmalloc+0x8f/0xa0\n mlxsw_sp_mr_route_add+0xd8/0x4770 [mlxsw_spectrum]\n mlxsw_sp_router_fibmr_event_work+0x371/0xad0 drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_router.c:7965 [mlxsw_spectrum]\n process_one_work+0x9cc/0x18e0\n worker_thread+0x5df/0xe40\n kthread+0x3b8/0x730\n ret_from_fork+0x3e9/0x560\n ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30\n\nFreed by task 29933:\n kasan_save_stack+0x30/0x50\n kasan_save_track+0x14/0x30\n __kasan_save_free_info+0x3b/0x70\n __kasan_slab_free+0x43/0x70\n kfree+0x14e/0x700\n mlxsw_sp_mr_route_add+0x2dea/0x4770 drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_mr.c:444 [mlxsw_spectrum]\n mlxsw_sp_router_fibmr_event_work+0x371/0xad0 drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_router.c:7965 [mlxsw_spectrum]\n process_one_work+0x9cc/0x18e0\n worker_thread+0x5df/0xe40\n kthread+0x3b8/0x730\n ret_from_fork+0x3e9/0x560\n ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30" } ], "metrics": [ { "cvssV3_1": { "version": "3.1", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H", "baseScore": 7.8, "baseSeverity": "HIGH" }, "scenarios": [ { "lang": "en", "value": "AV:L - The vulnerable replacement is reached through local MRT_ADD_MFC or MRT6_ADD_MFC setsockopt operations; received multicast packets alone only create unresolved entries and do not invoke the replace path.\nAC:L - The caller can repeatedly replace routes and enlarge the route list until the five-second statistics worker overlaps the deletion, making the race attacker-amplifiable and repeatable.\nPR:L - A namespace-scoped CAP_NET_RAW holder can create and register the multicast-routing control socket, after which replacements bypass CAP_NET_ADMIN; this is reachable by namespace-local administrators when the mlxsw device is delegated to their network namespace.\nUI:N - Once the attacker controls the multicast-routing socket, route replacements require no action by another user.\nS:U - The use-after-free compromises the same host kernel security authority in which the vulnerable driver executes; ordinary namespace-to-kernel escalation does not change CVSS scope.\nC:H - Reclaiming the freed route object gives attacker influence over stale route_priv and mfc pointers that the worker dereferences, supporting access to arbitrary kernel memory.\nI:H - The worker performs multiple atomic writes through the stale mfc pointer, allowing a reclaimed object to provide an arbitrary-target write primitive and potential kernel code execution.\nA:H - The demonstrated use-after-free can dereference reclaimed memory or poisoned list links, causing a kernel oops or panic and complete loss of availability." } ] } ], "affected": [ { "product": "Linux", "vendor": "Linux", "defaultStatus": "unaffected", "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git", "programFiles": [ "drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_mr.c" ], "versions": [ { "version": "f38656d067257cc43b652958dd154e1ab0773701", "lessThan": "b957366f5611bbaba03dd10ef861283347ddcc88", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git" }, { "version": "f38656d067257cc43b652958dd154e1ab0773701", "lessThan": "6e367c361a523a4b54fe618215c64a0ee189caf0", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git" }, { "version": "f38656d067257cc43b652958dd154e1ab0773701", "lessThan": "37ca08b35a27ce8fd8e74dd3fd2ae21c23b63b73", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git" }, { "version": "f38656d067257cc43b652958dd154e1ab0773701", "lessThan": 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