CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-53233

HighCVSS 7.8
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.14%

4th percentile - higher than 4% of all known CVEs

Summary

A double-free vulnerability was found in the Linux kernel's netdev_nl_bind_rx_doit() function. The error path incorrectly calls nlmsg_free(rsp) after genlmsg_reply() has already consumed the skb, causing a double-free. The fix propagates the error to the user instead of attempting to unbind.

Risk Assessment

A double-free can cause system crashes (kernel panic) or potentially be exploited for privilege escalation if triggered by a user with a full receive buffer.

Recommendation

Immediately update the Linux kernel to a version containing the fix (commit with the patch). Monitor distributions for a security patch release.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netdev: fix double-free in netdev_nl_bind_rx_doit() Sashiko flags that genlmsg_reply() always consumes the skb. The error path calls nlmsg_free(rsp) so we can't jump directly to it. Let's not unbind, just propagate the error to the user. This is the typical way of handling genlmsg_reply() failures. They shouldn't happen unless user does something silly like calling the kernel with an already-full rcvbuf.

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