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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.
Upstream advisory: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2026052701-CVE-2026-46086-d3c8@gregkh/T
This issue has been addressed in the following products: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Via RHSA-2026:38491 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:38491
This issue has been addressed in the following products: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Via RHSA-2026:39180 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:39180
This issue has been addressed in the following products: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Via RHSA-2026:39179 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:39179