net: bonding: fix use-after-free in bond_xmit_broadcast()
bond_xmit_broadcast() reuses the original skb for the last slave
(determined by bond_is_last_slave()) and clones it for others.
Concurrent slave enslave/release can mutate the slave list during
RCU-protected iteration, changing which slave is "last" mid-loop.
This causes the original skb to be double-consumed (double-freed).
Replace the racy bond_is_last_slave() check with a simple index
comparison (i + 1 == slaves_count) against the pre-snapshot slave
count taken via READ_ONCE() before the loop. This preserves the
zero-copy optimization for the last slave while making the "last"
determination stable against concurrent list mutations.
The UAF can trigger the following crash:
==================================================================
BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in skb_clone
Read of size 8 at addr ffff888100ef8d40 by task exploit/147
CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 147 Comm: exploit Not tainted 7.0.0-rc3+ #4 PREEMPTLAZY
Call Trace:
<TASK>
dump_stack_lvl (lib/dump_stack.c:123)
print_report (mm/kasan/report.c:379 mm/kasan/report.c:482)
kasan_report (mm/kasan/report.c:597)
skb_clone (include/linux/skbuff.h:1724 include/linux/skbuff.h:1792 include/linux/skbuff.h:3396 net/core/skbuff.c:2108)
bond_xmit_broadcast (drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c:5334)
bond_start_xmit (drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c:5567 drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c:5593)
dev_hard_start_xmit (include/linux/netdevice.h:5325 include/linux/netdevice.h:5334 net/core/dev.c:3871 net/core/dev.c:3887)
__dev_queue_xmit (include/linux/netdevice.h:3601 net/core/dev.c:4838)
ip6_finish_output2 (include/net/neighbour.h:540 include/net/neighbour.h:554 net/ipv6/ip6_output.c:136)
ip6_finish_output (net/ipv6/ip6_output.c:208 net/ipv6/ip6_output.c:219)
ip6_output (net/ipv6/ip6_output.c:250)
ip6_send_skb (net/ipv6/ip6_output.c:1985)
udp_v6_send_skb (net/ipv6/udp.c:1442)
udpv6_sendmsg (net/ipv6/udp.c:1733)
__sys_sendto (net/socket.c:730 net/socket.c:742 net/socket.c:2206)
__x64_sys_sendto (net/socket.c:2209)
do_syscall_64 (arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94)
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe (arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:130)
</TASK>
Allocated by task 147:
Freed by task 147:
The buggy address belongs to the object at ffff888100ef8c80
which belongs to the cache skbuff_head_cache of size 224
The buggy address is located 192 bytes inside of
freed 224-byte region [ffff888100ef8c80, ffff888100ef8d60)
Memory state around the buggy address:
ffff888100ef8c00: fb fb fb fb fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc
ffff888100ef8c80: fa fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb
>ffff888100ef8d00: fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fc fc fc fc
^
ffff888100ef8d80: fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fa fb fb fb fb fb fb fb
ffff888100ef8e00: fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb
==================================================================
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| Source | ID | Title |
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Debian DSA |
DSA-6253-1 | linux security update |
Thu, 07 May 2026 05:30:00 +0000
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| References |
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Wed, 29 Apr 2026 03:30:00 +0000
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| Weaknesses | CWE-416 |
Wed, 29 Apr 2026 01:00:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Weaknesses | CWE-416 |
Mon, 27 Apr 2026 14:15:00 +0000
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| Metrics |
cvssV3_1
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cvssV3_1
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Tue, 14 Apr 2026 16:45:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Weaknesses | CWE-416 |
Tue, 14 Apr 2026 12:15:00 +0000
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| Metrics |
threat_severity
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cvssV3_1
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Mon, 13 Apr 2026 13:45:00 +0000
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: bonding: fix use-after-free in bond_xmit_broadcast() bond_xmit_broadcast() reuses the original skb for the last slave (determined by bond_is_last_slave()) and clones it for others. Concurrent slave enslave/release can mutate the slave list during RCU-protected iteration, changing which slave is "last" mid-loop. This causes the original skb to be double-consumed (double-freed). Replace the racy bond_is_last_slave() check with a simple index comparison (i + 1 == slaves_count) against the pre-snapshot slave count taken via READ_ONCE() before the loop. This preserves the zero-copy optimization for the last slave while making the "last" determination stable against concurrent list mutations. The UAF can trigger the following crash: ================================================================== BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in skb_clone Read of size 8 at addr ffff888100ef8d40 by task exploit/147 CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 147 Comm: exploit Not tainted 7.0.0-rc3+ #4 PREEMPTLAZY Call Trace: <TASK> dump_stack_lvl (lib/dump_stack.c:123) print_report (mm/kasan/report.c:379 mm/kasan/report.c:482) kasan_report (mm/kasan/report.c:597) skb_clone (include/linux/skbuff.h:1724 include/linux/skbuff.h:1792 include/linux/skbuff.h:3396 net/core/skbuff.c:2108) bond_xmit_broadcast (drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c:5334) bond_start_xmit (drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c:5567 drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c:5593) dev_hard_start_xmit (include/linux/netdevice.h:5325 include/linux/netdevice.h:5334 net/core/dev.c:3871 net/core/dev.c:3887) __dev_queue_xmit (include/linux/netdevice.h:3601 net/core/dev.c:4838) ip6_finish_output2 (include/net/neighbour.h:540 include/net/neighbour.h:554 net/ipv6/ip6_output.c:136) ip6_finish_output (net/ipv6/ip6_output.c:208 net/ipv6/ip6_output.c:219) ip6_output (net/ipv6/ip6_output.c:250) ip6_send_skb (net/ipv6/ip6_output.c:1985) udp_v6_send_skb (net/ipv6/udp.c:1442) udpv6_sendmsg (net/ipv6/udp.c:1733) __sys_sendto (net/socket.c:730 net/socket.c:742 net/socket.c:2206) __x64_sys_sendto (net/socket.c:2209) do_syscall_64 (arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94) entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe (arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:130) </TASK> Allocated by task 147: Freed by task 147: The buggy address belongs to the object at ffff888100ef8c80 which belongs to the cache skbuff_head_cache of size 224 The buggy address is located 192 bytes inside of freed 224-byte region [ffff888100ef8c80, ffff888100ef8d60) Memory state around the buggy address: ffff888100ef8c00: fb fb fb fb fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc ffff888100ef8c80: fa fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb >ffff888100ef8d00: fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fc fc fc fc ^ ffff888100ef8d80: fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fa fb fb fb fb fb fb fb ffff888100ef8e00: fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb ================================================================== | |
| Title | net: bonding: fix use-after-free in bond_xmit_broadcast() | |
| First Time appeared |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| Vendors & Products |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| References |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-05-11T22:08:20.680Z
Reserved: 2026-03-09T15:48:24.088Z
Link: CVE-2026-31419
No data.
Status : Awaiting Analysis
Published: 2026-04-13T14:16:11.447
Modified: 2026-05-07T06:16:03.467
Link: CVE-2026-31419
OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2026-04-29T03:15:45Z
Debian DSA