CVE-2026-53011

net/sched: taprio: fix use-after-free in advance_sched() on schedule switch

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: June 24, 2026 at 04:29 PM UTC
Updated: October 19, 2026 at 08:18 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.1%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/sched: taprio: fix use-after-free in advance_sched() on schedule switch In advance_sched(), when should_change_schedules() returns true, switch_schedules() is called to promote the admin schedule to oper. switch_schedules() queues the old oper schedule for RCU freeing via call_rcu(), but 'next' still points into an entry of the old oper schedule. The subsequent 'next->end_time = end_time' and rcu_assign_pointer(q->current_entry, next) are use-after-free. Fix this by selecting 'next' from the new oper schedule immediately after switch_schedules(), and using its pre-calculated end_time. setup_first_end_time() sets the first entry's end_time to base_time + interval when the schedule is installed, so the value is already correct. The deleted 'end_time = sched_base_time(admin)' assignment was also harmful independently: it would overwrite the new first entry's pre-calculated end_time with just base_time.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

5.11 ≤ v < 5.15.2095.16 ≤ v < 6.1.1755.2 ≤ v < 5.10.2586.13 ≤ v < 6.18.336.19 ≤ v < 7.0.106.2 ≤ v < 6.6.1416.7 ≤ v < 6.12.915.2a3d43c0d56f1b94e74963a2fbadfb70126d92213
Vendor states this is fixed in 0e62171df8ed4804d00db088f17eed06468233fa (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 105425b1969c5affe532713cfac1c0b320d7ac2b (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 1bd286fa3e21200133478ed523cc6a2788baf38a (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 3471874578160a28c171a607fa069f24062634b8 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7256996e1ef553716817f3bfd077c2f3b48b582f (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in a8fc396519ef4f081bc545e88f61241728bb78d7 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in b73235da5dde77ed1264f9767b62c28c9d71fd78 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in eee072fe16c646190d33ae69c9983d8de1562bf8 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.258 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.209 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.2 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.175 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.12.91 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.18.33 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.141 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.0.10 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.1 (unaffected)

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

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CVSS

7.8HIGHLinux
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-416

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