CVE-2026-23284Improper Update of Reference Count in Linux

Severity
6.4MEDIUM
No vector
EPSS
0.0%
top 90.94%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedMar 25

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: ethernet: mtk_eth_soc: Reset prog ptr to old_prog in case of error in mtk_xdp_setup() Reset eBPF program pointer to old_prog and do not decrease its ref-count if mtk_open routine in mtk_xdp_setup() fails.

Affected Packages5 packages

Linuxlinux/linux_kernel6.0.06.1.167+4
Debianlinux/linux_kernel< 6.19.8-1
CVEListV5linux/linux7c26c20da5d420cde55618263be4aa2f6de530568c2d76a9658a4dbfcf02f2693a97e2d5ff42197a+6
debiandebian/linux< linux 6.19.8-1 (forky)

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
OSV
CVE-2026-23284: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: ethernet: mtk_eth_soc: Reset prog ptr to old_prog in case of error in mtk_xdp2026-03-25
OSV
net: ethernet: mtk_eth_soc: Reset prog ptr to old_prog in case of error in mtk_xdp_setup()2026-03-25
GHSA
GHSA-qgrv-hh4h-p235: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: ethernet: mtk_eth_soc: Reset prog ptr to old_prog in case of error in mtk_xd2026-03-25

📋Vendor Advisories

3
Red Hat
kernel: net: ethernet: mtk_eth_soc: Reset prog ptr to old_prog in case of error in mtk_xdp_setup()2026-03-25
Microsoft
net: ethernet: mtk_eth_soc: Reset prog ptr to old_prog in case of error in mtk_xdp_setup()2026-03-10
Debian
CVE-2026-23284: linux - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: ethern...2026

🕵️Threat Intelligence

1
Wiz
CVE-2026-23284 Impact, Exploitability, and Mitigation Steps | Wiz