Bug 2546363 (CVE-2026-98235) - CVE-2026-98235 kernel: net/sched: act_api: release tail references on DELACTION failure
Summary: CVE-2026-98235 kernel: net/sched: act_api: release tail references on DELACTI...
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-98235
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Reported: 2026-10-06 09:06 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-10-09 16:02 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-10-06 09:06:04 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

net/sched: act_api: release tail references on DELACTION failure

A batched RTM_DELACTION request takes a temporary reference on each
action before attempting any deletion. tcf_action_delete() clears
each processed slot and drops its temporary reference before attempting
the deletion. If deletion fails, tca_action_gd() calls
tcf_action_put_many() to release the remaining references, but its
tcf_act_for_each_action() iterator stops at the first NULL slot.

When a batch stops at an action bound to a filter, this leaks a
reference on each subsequent action. A later delete of an unbound
action can then return success without removing it from the IDR.

Walk the full array in tcf_action_put_many() and skip NULL slots to
release the references held on the unprocessed actions.


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