Bug 2448593 (CVE-2026-23245) - CVE-2026-23245 kernel: Linux kernel: Race condition in net/sched: act_gate can lead to privilege escalation
Summary: CVE-2026-23245 kernel: Linux kernel: Race condition in net/sched: act_gate ca...
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-23245
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Reported: 2026-03-18 11:02 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-08-13 14:27 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-03-18 11:02:20 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

net/sched: act_gate: snapshot parameters with RCU on replace

The gate action can be replaced while the hrtimer callback or dump path is
walking the schedule list.

Convert the parameters to an RCU-protected snapshot and swap updates under
tcf_lock, freeing the previous snapshot via call_rcu(). When REPLACE omits
the entry list, preserve the existing schedule so the effective state is
unchanged.


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