CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-64002

HighCVSS 7.8
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.13%

3th percentile - higher than 3% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel, a vulnerability in IPv4 frees net->ipv4.sysctl_local_reserved_ports too early before unregister_net_sysctl_table(). This can cause a use-after-free when accessing /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_local_reserved_ports.

Risk Assessment

The risk includes potential system instability or privilege escalation due to a race condition during sysctl access. A local attacker could trigger a kernel crash or gain unauthorized access.

Recommendation

Immediately update the Linux kernel to a patched version that frees the memory after unregistering the sysctl table. Monitor official security advisories from your distribution.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipv4: free net->ipv4.sysctl_local_reserved_ports after unregister_net_sysctl_table() ipv4_sysctl_exit_net() is currently freeing net->ipv4.sysctl_local_reserved_ports too soon. Only after unregister_net_sysctl_table() we can be sure no threads can possibly use the sysctls, including /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_local_reserved_ports.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS