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CVE-2025-68800
published 2026-01-13

CVE-2025-68800: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mlxsw: spectrum_mr: Fix use-after-free when updating multicast route stats Cited commit…

PriorityP340high7.8CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRLUINSUCHIHAH
EPSS
0.13%
2.6th percentile
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mlxsw: spectrum_mr: Fix use-after-free when updating multicast route stats Cited commit added a dedicated mutex (instead of RTNL) to protect the multicast route list, so that it will not change while the driver periodically traverses it in order to update the kernel about multicast route stats that were queried from the device. One instance of list entry deletion (during route replace) was missed and it can result in a use-after-free [1]. Fix by acquiring the mutex before deleting the entry from the list and releasing it afterwards. [1] BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in mlxsw_sp_mr_stats_update+0x4a5/0x540 drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_mr.c:1006 [mlxsw_spectrum] Read of size 8 at addr ffff8881523c2fa8 by task kworker/2:5/22043 CPU: 2 UID: 0 PID: 22043 Comm: kworker/2:5 Not tainted 6.18.0-rc1-custom-g1a3d6d7cd014 #1 PREEMPT(full) Hardware name: Mellanox Technologies Ltd. MSN2010/SA002610, BIOS 5.6.5 08/24/2017 Workqueue: mlxsw_core mlxsw_sp_mr_stats_update [mlxsw_spectrum] Call Trace: dump_stack_lvl+0xba/0x110 print_report+0x174/0x4f5 kasan_report+0xdf/0x110 mlxsw_sp_mr_stats_update+0x4a5/0x540 drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_mr.c:1006 [mlxsw_spectrum] process_one_work+0x9cc/0x18e0 worker_thread+0x5df/0xe40 kthread+0x3b8/0x730 ret_from_fork+0x3e9/0x560 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 Allocated by task 29933: kasan_save_stack+0x30/0x50 kasan_save_track+0x14/0x30 __kasan_kmalloc+0x8f/0xa0 mlxsw_sp_mr_route_add+0xd8/0x4770 [mlxsw_spectrum] mlxsw_sp_router_fibmr_event_work+0x371/0xad0 drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_router.c:7965 [mlxsw_spectrum] process_one_work+0x9cc/0x18e0 worker_thread+0x5df/0xe40 kthread+0x3b8/0x730 ret_from_fork+0x3e9/0x560 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 Freed by task 29933: kasan_save_stack+0x30/0x50 kasan_save_track+0x14/0x30 __kasan_save_free_info+0x3b/0x70 __kasan_slab_free+0x43/0x70 kfree+0x14e/0x700 mlxsw_sp_mr_route_add+0x2dea/0x4

Affected

51 ranges· showing 25
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
debianlinux< linux 6.1.162-1 (bookworm)linux 6.1.162-1 (bookworm)
debianlinux-6.1< linux 6.1.162-1 (bookworm)linux 6.1.162-1 (bookworm)
linuxlinux
linuxlinux>= f38656d067257cc43b652958dd154e1ab0773701 < b957366f5611bbaba03dd10ef861283347ddcc88b957366f5611bbaba03dd10ef861283347ddcc88
linuxlinux>= f38656d067257cc43b652958dd154e1ab0773701 < 6e367c361a523a4b54fe618215c64a0ee189caf06e367c361a523a4b54fe618215c64a0ee189caf0
linuxlinux>= f38656d067257cc43b652958dd154e1ab0773701 < 37ca08b35a27ce8fd8e74dd3fd2ae21c23b63b7337ca08b35a27ce8fd8e74dd3fd2ae21c23b63b73
linuxlinux>= f38656d067257cc43b652958dd154e1ab0773701 < 5f2831fc593c2b2efbff7dd0dd7441cec76adcd55f2831fc593c2b2efbff7dd0dd7441cec76adcd5
linuxlinux>= f38656d067257cc43b652958dd154e1ab0773701 < 216afc198484fde110ebeafc017992266f4596ce216afc198484fde110ebeafc017992266f4596ce
linuxlinux>= f38656d067257cc43b652958dd154e1ab0773701 < 4049a6ace209f4ed150429f86ae796d7d6a4c22b4049a6ace209f4ed150429f86ae796d7d6a4c22b
linuxlinux>= f38656d067257cc43b652958dd154e1ab0773701 < 8ac1dacec458f55f871f7153242ed6ab60373b908ac1dacec458f55f871f7153242ed6ab60373b90
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 5.10.249-15.10.249-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.1.162-16.1.162-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.12.69-16.12.69-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.18.3-16.18.3-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 5.15.0-173.1835.15.0-173.183
linuxlinux_kernel>= 5.11.0 < 5.15.1985.15.198
linuxlinux_kernel>= 5.16.0 < 6.1.1606.1.160
linuxlinux_kernel>= 5.7.0 < 5.10.2485.10.248
linuxlinux_kernel>= 6.13.0 < 6.18.36.18.3
linuxlinux_kernel>= 6.2.0 < 6.6.1206.6.120
linuxlinux_kernel>= 6.7.0 < 6.12.646.12.64
ubuntulinux-aws
ubuntulinux-aws-6.17
ubuntulinux-aws-fips
ubuntulinux-azure

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.17.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
osv7.8HIGH
vendor_ubuntu7.8HIGH
vendor_redhat7.3MEDIUM
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