CVE-2026-53233

netdev: fix double-free in netdev_nl_bind_rx_doit()

published June 25, 2026

CVSS
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EPSS
0%
Percentile
2.3
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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

netdev: fix double-free in netdev_nl_bind_rx_doit()

Sashiko flags that genlmsg_reply() always consumes the skb.

The error path calls nlmsg_free(rsp) so we can't jump directly

to it. Let's not unbind, just propagate the error to the user.

This is the typical way of handling genlmsg_reply() failures.

They shouldn't happen unless user does something silly like

calling the kernel with an already-full rcvbuf.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00129 · 2.3th percentile
Published
2026-06-25T08:39Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 25 JUN 08:39Z
    netdev: fix double-free in netdev_nl_bind_rx_doit()
    cvelistv5