In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
netfilter: ipset: fix race between dump and ip_set_list resize
The release path of ip_set_dump_do() and ip_set_dump_done() read
inst->ip_set_list via ip_set_ref_netlink(), a plain rcu_dereference_raw()
of the array pointer. These run from netlink_recvmsg() without the nfnl
mutex and without an RCU read-side critical section.
A concurrent ip_set_create() can grow the array: it publishes the new
array, calls synchronize_net() and then kvfree()s the old one. Since the
dump paths read the array outside any RCU reader, synchronize_net() does
not wait for them and the old array can be freed while they still index
into it, causing a use-after-free.
The dumped set itself stays pinned via set->ref_netlink, so only the
array load needs protecting. Take rcu_read_lock() around it, matching
ip_set_get_byname() and __ip_set_put_byindex().
BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in ip_set_dump_do (net/netfilter/ipset/ip_set_core.c:1697)
Read of size 8 at addr ffff88800b5c4018 by task exploit/150
Call Trace:
...
kasan_report (mm/kasan/report.c:595)
ip_set_dump_do (net/netfilter/ipset/ip_set_core.c:1697)
netlink_dump (net/netlink/af_netlink.c:2325)
netlink_recvmsg (net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1976)
sock_recvmsg (net/socket.c:1159)
__sys_recvfrom (net/socket.c:2315)
...
Oops: general protection fault, probably for non-canonical address ... KASAN NOPTI
KASAN: maybe wild-memory-access in range [0x02d6...d0-0x02d6...d7]
RIP: 0010:ip_set_dump_do (net/netfilter/ipset/ip_set_core.c:1698)
Kernel panic - not syncing: Fatal exception
netfilter: ipset: fix race between dump and ip_set_list resize
The release path of ip_set_dump_do() and ip_set_dump_done() read
inst->ip_set_list via ip_set_ref_netlink(), a plain rcu_dereference_raw()
of the array pointer. These run from netlink_recvmsg() without the nfnl
mutex and without an RCU read-side critical section.
A concurrent ip_set_create() can grow the array: it publishes the new
array, calls synchronize_net() and then kvfree()s the old one. Since the
dump paths read the array outside any RCU reader, synchronize_net() does
not wait for them and the old array can be freed while they still index
into it, causing a use-after-free.
The dumped set itself stays pinned via set->ref_netlink, so only the
array load needs protecting. Take rcu_read_lock() around it, matching
ip_set_get_byname() and __ip_set_put_byindex().
BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in ip_set_dump_do (net/netfilter/ipset/ip_set_core.c:1697)
Read of size 8 at addr ffff88800b5c4018 by task exploit/150
Call Trace:
...
kasan_report (mm/kasan/report.c:595)
ip_set_dump_do (net/netfilter/ipset/ip_set_core.c:1697)
netlink_dump (net/netlink/af_netlink.c:2325)
netlink_recvmsg (net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1976)
sock_recvmsg (net/socket.c:1159)
__sys_recvfrom (net/socket.c:2315)
...
Oops: general protection fault, probably for non-canonical address ... KASAN NOPTI
KASAN: maybe wild-memory-access in range [0x02d6...d0-0x02d6...d7]
RIP: 0010:ip_set_dump_do (net/netfilter/ipset/ip_set_core.c:1698)
Kernel panic - not syncing: Fatal exception
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: ipset: fix race between dump and ip_set_list resize The release path of ip_set_dump_do() and ip_set_dump_done() read inst->ip_set_list via ip_set_ref_netlink(), a plain rcu_dereference_raw() of the array pointer. These run from netlink_recvmsg() without the nfnl mutex and without an RCU read-side critical section. A concurrent ip_set_create() can grow the array: it publishes the new array, calls synchronize_net() and then kvfree()s the old one. Since the dump paths read the array outside any RCU reader, synchronize_net() does not wait for them and the old array can be freed while they still index into it, causing a use-after-free. The dumped set itself stays pinned via set->ref_netlink, so only the array load needs protecting. Take rcu_read_lock() around it, matching ip_set_get_byname() and __ip_set_put_byindex(). BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in ip_set_dump_do (net/netfilter/ipset/ip_set_core.c:1697) Read of size 8 at addr ffff88800b5c4018 by task exploit/150 Call Trace: ... kasan_report (mm/kasan/report.c:595) ip_set_dump_do (net/netfilter/ipset/ip_set_core.c:1697) netlink_dump (net/netlink/af_netlink.c:2325) netlink_recvmsg (net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1976) sock_recvmsg (net/socket.c:1159) __sys_recvfrom (net/socket.c:2315) ... Oops: general protection fault, probably for non-canonical address ... KASAN NOPTI KASAN: maybe wild-memory-access in range [0x02d6...d0-0x02d6...d7] RIP: 0010:ip_set_dump_do (net/netfilter/ipset/ip_set_core.c:1698) Kernel panic - not syncing: Fatal exception | |
| Title | netfilter: ipset: fix race between dump and ip_set_list resize | |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-07-20T16:27:47.767Z
Reserved: 2026-07-19T07:54:57.040Z
Link: CVE-2026-64189
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Updated: 2026-07-20T23:45:04Z
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