bpf: tcp: fix double sock release on batch realloc
bpf_iter_tcp_batch() releases the current batch via
bpf_iter_tcp_put_batch(), which drops the socket refs and rewrites
each slot with the socket cookie, then grows the batch. cur_sk/end_sk
are kept for bpf_iter_tcp_resume(), but on realloc failure the function
returns ERR_PTR() before resume runs, leaving cur_sk < end_sk over
slots that now hold cookies rather than sock pointers.
bpf_iter_tcp_seq_stop() then calls bpf_iter_tcp_put_batch() again and
dereferences a cookie as a struct sock.
Empty the batch on the failure path so stop() does not release it
again. The sockets were already freed by the first
bpf_iter_tcp_put_batch(), so nothing leaks, and a later read() rescans
the bucket from the start instead of skipping it. The sibling
GFP_NOWAIT failure path still holds real socket references and is left
for stop() to release.
BUG: KASAN: null-ptr-deref in __sock_gen_cookie
Read of size 8 at addr 0000000000000059 by task exploit
...
__sock_gen_cookie (net/core/sock_diag.c:28)
bpf_iter_tcp_put_batch (net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c:2918)
bpf_iter_tcp_seq_stop (net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c:3270)
bpf_seq_read (kernel/bpf/bpf_iter.c:205)
vfs_read (fs/read_write.c:572)
ksys_read (fs/read_write.c:716)
do_syscall_64
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe
Kernel panic - not syncing: Fatal exception
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USN-8887-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
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USN-8888-1 | Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities |
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USN-8888-2 | Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities |
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf: tcp: fix double sock release on batch realloc bpf_iter_tcp_batch() releases the current batch via bpf_iter_tcp_put_batch(), which drops the socket refs and rewrites each slot with the socket cookie, then grows the batch. cur_sk/end_sk are kept for bpf_iter_tcp_resume(), but on realloc failure the function returns ERR_PTR() before resume runs, leaving cur_sk < end_sk over slots that now hold cookies rather than sock pointers. bpf_iter_tcp_seq_stop() then calls bpf_iter_tcp_put_batch() again and dereferences a cookie as a struct sock. Empty the batch on the failure path so stop() does not release it again. The sockets were already freed by the first bpf_iter_tcp_put_batch(), so nothing leaks, and a later read() rescans the bucket from the start instead of skipping it. The sibling GFP_NOWAIT failure path still holds real socket references and is left for stop() to release. BUG: KASAN: null-ptr-deref in __sock_gen_cookie Read of size 8 at addr 0000000000000059 by task exploit ... __sock_gen_cookie (net/core/sock_diag.c:28) bpf_iter_tcp_put_batch (net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c:2918) bpf_iter_tcp_seq_stop (net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c:3270) bpf_seq_read (kernel/bpf/bpf_iter.c:205) vfs_read (fs/read_write.c:572) ksys_read (fs/read_write.c:716) do_syscall_64 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe Kernel panic - not syncing: Fatal exception | |
| Title | bpf: tcp: fix double sock release on batch realloc | |
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Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-10-19T20:48:42.635Z
Reserved: 2026-07-19T15:36:31.797Z
Link: CVE-2026-64575
Updated: 2026-10-16T15:43:09.675Z
Status : Received
Published: 2026-08-05T08:16:37.363
Modified: 2026-10-19T21:17:47.840
Link: CVE-2026-64575
OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2026-10-20T13:45:13Z
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