CVE-2026-98015

net/mlx5: E-Switch: fix use-after-free in mlx5_eswitch_termtbl_put

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Published: September 25, 2026 at 10:23 AM UTC
Updated: October 19, 2026 at 10:17 AM 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/mlx5: E-Switch: fix use-after-free in mlx5_eswitch_termtbl_put In mlx5_eswitch_termtbl_put(), the zero-ref cleanup check reads tt->ref_count after termtbl_mutex has been released. Two concurrent callers on the same mlx5_termtbl_handle race: one decrements ref_count to zero, removes the hash entry, and calls kfree(tt) while the other has already dropped the mutex and is about to evaluate if (!tt->ref_count), producing a use-after-free. Fix this by capturing the result of the decrement into a stack-local last variable before dropping the mutex. The cleanup decision is now made entirely under termtbl_mutex, and tt is not touched after kfree.

Affected

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

10caabdaad5ace85577a453da97d1f8d3b9444275.3
Vendor states this is fixed in 18b2969073879b9cce24e1a78b118bdad54518d1 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 304ea40ef4561671503c36e47da44a0a31b71e36 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7ee07f601f8f507c9faf25c68a49396ab8950596 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 92f581cac93a71723456ac79ef54d9f60a251b42 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in a5833fdf53350b8b95a558fcf0056ddb1c0fe154 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in b1398c9dfb5d3d4faaf6905ff7d98110a5d2c797 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in e393789e92310d7c66f57c876101779c90816a12 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in e3ee194a790896fa92fea20b5385a354be2f2c12 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.271 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.222 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.3 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.189 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.12.111 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.18.53 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.158 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.2.7 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.3 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.3-rc3 (unaffected)

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