Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net: fix potential refcount leak in ndisc_router_discovery()
The issue happens on specific paths in the function. After both the object `rt` and `neigh` are grabbed successfully, when `lifetime` is nonzero but the metric needs change, the function just deletes the route and set `rt` to NULL. Then, it may try grabbing `rt` and `neigh` again if above conditions hold. The function simply overwrite `neigh` if succeeds or returns if fails, without decreasing the reference count of previous `neigh`. This may result in memory leaks.
Fix it by decrementing the reference count of `neigh` in place.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HAffected software
No affected versions have been published.
Timeline
- Published
- Jun 18, 2025
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Analyzed