CVE-2026-90135

net: add missing ref_tracker_dir_exit() to alloc_netdev_mqs()

N/A
Published: September 17, 2026 at 04:06 PM UTC
Updated: October 21, 2026 at 01:20 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: add missing ref_tracker_dir_exit() to alloc_netdev_mqs() sashiko is reporting that trying to read /sys/kernel/debug/ref_tracker/* causes use-afer-free crash when either alloc_percpu() or dev_addr_init() in alloc_netdev_mqs() failed, for commit 4d92b95ff2f9 ("net: add net device refcount tracker infrastructure") added ref_tracker_dir_exit() to only free_netdev() path.

Affected

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

4d92b95ff2f95f13df9bad0b5a25a9f60e72758d5.17
Vendor states this is fixed in 0b1c2af8a22c35cb099c735c2f63ea3ba757557d (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 2775bf36be7872834a7f8c0a0d9681a1a3e1cd4c (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5fe03b5257095e2beef0bc79e1f068fbd09a24c7 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 63ab05e8f9654aa100d366c0236399fda6ffaab1 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.17 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.12.110 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.18.52 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.160 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.2.6 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.3 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.3-rc1 (unaffected)

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