CVE-2026-53247

net: ethernet: mtk_eth_soc: Fix use-after-free in metadata dst teardown

Critical · published June 25, 2026

CVSS v3.1
9.8
EPSS
1%
Percentile
52.0
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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

net: ethernet: mtk_eth_soc: Fix use-after-free in metadata dst teardown

mtk_free_dev() calls metadata_dst_free() which frees the metadata_dst

with kfree() immediately, bypassing the RCU grace period.

In the RX path, skb_dst_set_noref() sets a non-refcounted pointer from

the skb to the metadata_dst. This function requires RCU read-side

protection and the dst must remain valid until all RCU readers complete.

Since metadata_dst_free() calls kfree() directly, a use-after-free can

occur if any skb still holds a noref pointer to the dst when the driver

tears it down.

Replace metadata_dst_free() with dst_release() which properly goes

through the refcount path: when the refcount drops to zero, it schedules

the actual free via call_rcu_hurry(), ensuring all RCU readers have

completed before the memory is freed.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
9.8 · CRITICAL
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00685 · 52.0th percentile
Published
2026-06-25T08:39Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 25 JUN 08:39Z
    net: ethernet: mtk_eth_soc: Fix use-after-free in metadata dst teardown
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