CVE-2026-43050

atm: lec: fix use-after-free in sock_def_readable()

published May 1, 2026

CVSS
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EPSS
0%
Percentile
4.6
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

atm: lec: fix use-after-free in sock_def_readable()

A race condition exists between lec_atm_close() setting priv->lecd

to NULL and concurrent access to priv->lecd in send_to_lecd(),

lec_handle_bridge(), and lec_atm_send(). When the socket is freed

via RCU while another thread is still using it, a use-after-free

occurs in sock_def_readable() when accessing the socket's wait queue.

The root cause is that lec_atm_close() clears priv->lecd without

any synchronization, while callers dereference priv->lecd without

any protection against concurrent teardown.

Fix this by converting priv->lecd to an RCU-protected pointer:

- Mark priv->lecd as __rcu in lec.h

- Use rcu_assign_pointer() in lec_atm_close() and lecd_attach()

for safe pointer assignment

- Use rcu_access_pointer() for NULL checks that do not dereference

the pointer in lec_start_xmit(), lec_push(), send_to_lecd() and

lecd_attach()

- Use rcu_read_lock/rcu_dereference/rcu_read_unlock in send_to_lecd(),

lec_handle_bridge() and lec_atm_send() to safely access lecd

- Use rcu_assign_pointer() followed by synchronize_rcu() in

lec_atm_close() to ensure all readers have completed before

proceeding. This is safe since lec_atm_close() is called from

vcc_release() which holds lock_sock(), a sleeping lock.

- Remove the manual sk_receive_queue drain from lec_atm_close()

since vcc_destroy_socket() already drains it after lec_atm_close()

returns.

v2: Switch from spinlock + sock_hold/put approach to RCU to properly

fix the race. The v1 spinlock approach had two issues pointed out

by Eric Dumazet:

1. priv->lecd was still accessed directly after releasing the

lock instead of using a local copy.

2. The spinlock did not prevent packets being queued after

lec_atm_close() drains sk_receive_queue since timer and

workqueue paths bypass netif_stop_queue().

Note: Syzbot patch testing was attempted but the test VM terminated

unexpectedly with "Connection to localhost closed by remote host",

likely due to a QEMU AHCI emulation issue unrelated to this fix.

Compile testing with "make W=1 net/atm/lec.o" passes cleanly.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00159 · 4.6th percentile
Published
2026-05-01T14:15Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 01 MAY 14:15Z
    atm: lec: fix use-after-free in sock_def_readable()
    cvelistv5