In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

net/sched: fix use-after-free in __tcf_action_put()

__tcf_action_put() decrements the reference count before decrementing the
binding count. Another thread can free the action between these operations,
causing the binding-count update to access freed memory. KASAN reports it
as:

BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in __tcf_action_put+0x327/0x340
Write of size 4 at addr ff11000000d46420 by task tc-put-pause/64

Hold the action IDR mutex across both counter updates and IDR removal,
keeping cleanup outside the lock.

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Weaknesses CWE-416

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{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

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First Time appeared Linux linux
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Weaknesses CWE-416

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/sched: fix use-after-free in __tcf_action_put() __tcf_action_put() decrements the reference count before decrementing the binding count. Another thread can free the action between these operations, causing the binding-count update to access freed memory. KASAN reports it as: BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in __tcf_action_put+0x327/0x340 Write of size 4 at addr ff11000000d46420 by task tc-put-pause/64 Hold the action IDR mutex across both counter updates and IDR removal, keeping cleanup outside the lock.
Title net/sched: fix use-after-free in __tcf_action_put()
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-30T12:42:33.649Z

Reserved: 2026-09-25T10:25:14.398Z

Link: CVE-2026-99167

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-28T11:17:37.173

Modified: 2026-10-30T13:21:50.493

Link: CVE-2026-99167

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-10-28T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2026-99167 - Bugzilla

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Updated: 2026-10-29T18:45:14Z

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