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        "dateReserved": "2026-01-13T15:37:45.990Z",
        "datePublished": "2026-03-18T17:41:01.445Z",
        "dateUpdated": "2026-06-01T16:10:57.558Z"
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                    "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnet: add proper RCU protection to /proc/net/ptype\n\nYin Fengwei reported an RCU stall in ptype_seq_show() and provided\na patch.\n\nReal issue is that ptype_seq_next() and ptype_seq_show() violate\nRCU rules.\n\nptype_seq_show() runs under rcu_read_lock(), and reads pt->dev\nto get device name without any barrier.\n\nAt the same time, concurrent writers can remove a packet_type structure\n(which is correctly freed after an RCU grace period) and clear pt->dev\nwithout an RCU grace period.\n\nDefine ptype_iter_state to carry a dev pointer along seq_net_private:\n\nstruct ptype_iter_state {\n\tstruct seq_net_private\tp;\n\tstruct net_device\t*dev; // added in this patch\n};\n\nWe need to record the device pointer in ptype_get_idx() and\nptype_seq_next() so that ptype_seq_show() is safe against\nconcurrent pt->dev changes.\n\nWe also need to add full RCU protection in ptype_seq_next().\n(Missing READ_ONCE() when reading list.next values)\n\nMany thanks to Dong Chenchen for providing a repro."
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