Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net: bridge: use a stable FDB dst snapshot in RCU readers
Local FDB entries can be rewritten in place by `fdb_delete_local()`, which updates `f->dst` to another port or to `NULL` while keeping the entry alive. Several bridge RCU readers inspect `f->dst`, including `br_fdb_fillbuf()` through the `brforward_read()` sysfs path.
These readers currently load `f->dst` multiple times and can therefore observe inconsistent values across the check and later dereference. In `br_fdb_fillbuf()`, this means a concurrent local-FDB update can change `f->dst` after the NULL check and before the `port_no` dereference, leading to a NULL-ptr-deref.
Fix this by taking a single `READ_ONCE()` snapshot of `f->dst` in each affected RCU reader and using that snapshot for the rest of the access sequence. Also publish the in-place `f->dst` updates in `fdb_delete_local()` with `WRITE_ONCE()` so the readers and writer use matching access patterns.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
Source: the vendor's advisory (CNA). NVD analysis pending.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | >= 960b589f86c74ce582922fcb996103271081f4de, < c502fa9f094cb03d1d1685c71e2105ab359bc2b8; >= 960b589f86c74ce582922fcb996103271081f4de, < a6ae4511c07b91f597e461406c6330f0d4ff810e; >= 960b589f86c74ce582922fcb996103271081f4de, < 1406c4e0ed1eaf8a29801ab1163d00fb7ee4359a; >= 960b589f86c74ce582922fcb996103271081f4de, < 0b9e4bbfb7c949151e3acd44ed4aa33614d2e110; >= 960b589f86c74ce582922fcb996103271081f4de, < 81af4137a30c4c2dc694dea8cacb180bd66000ef; >= 960b589f86c74ce582922fcb996103271081f4de, < 5424e678f9b304e148cf5dcc047cffc7a56a3bb5; >= 960b589f86c74ce582922fcb996103271081f4de, < 9a2d9d4e657b23dc21f24cf139e3aeff0b61341f; >= 960b589f86c74ce582922fcb996103271081f4de, < df4601653201de21b487c3e7fffd464790cab808 |
| Linux | Linux | 3.14 |
| Siemens | SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP | >= V3.1.6, < * |
| Siemens | SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP | >= V3.1.7, < * |
| Siemens | SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP | >= V3.1.6, < * |
| Siemens | SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP | >= V3.1.7, < * |
| Siemens | SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP | >= V3.1.6, < * |
| Siemens | SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP | >= V3.1.7, < * |
| Siemens | SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP | >= V3.1.6, < * |
| Siemens | SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP | >= V3.1.7, < * |
| Siemens | SIMATIC S7-1500 TM MFP - GNU/Linux subsystem | < * |
| Siemens | SIPLUS S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP | >= V3.1.6, < * |
| Siemens | SIPLUS S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP | >= V3.1.7, < * |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0b9e4bbfb7c949151e3acd44ed4aa33614d2e110Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1406c4e0ed1eaf8a29801ab1163d00fb7ee4359aPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5424e678f9b304e148cf5dcc047cffc7a56a3bb5Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/81af4137a30c4c2dc694dea8cacb180bd66000efPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9a2d9d4e657b23dc21f24cf139e3aeff0b61341fPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a6ae4511c07b91f597e461406c6330f0d4ff810ePatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c502fa9f094cb03d1d1685c71e2105ab359bc2b8Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/df4601653201de21b487c3e7fffd464790cab808Patch
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-019113.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-457936.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-784472.html
Timeline
- Published
- May 27, 2026
- Last modified
- Nov 10, 2026
- NVD status
- Undergoing Analysis