# CVE-2024-40920: net: bridge: mst: fix suspicious rcu usage in br\_mst\_set\_state

- Severity: CVSS 7.1 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.9, 6.1.95, 6.6.35, 6.9.6
- Published: 2024-07-12 · Updated: 2026-08-05

## Affected

- Linux: from 6.8.12, fixed in 6.9
- Linux: from 6.1.93, fixed in 6.1.95; from 6.6.33, fixed in 6.6.35; from 6.9.3, fixed in 6.9.6

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: bridge: mst: fix suspicious rcu usage in br_mst_set_state I converted br_mst_set_state to RCU to avoid a vlan use-after-free but forgot to change the vlan group dereference helper. Switch to vlan group RCU deref helper to fix the suspicious rcu usage warning.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.9, 6.1.95, 6.6.35, 6.9.6) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/caaa2129784a04dcade0ea92c12e6ff90bbd23d8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7caefa2771722e65496d85b62e1dc4442b7d1345
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/406bfc04b01ee47e4c626f77ecc7d9f85135b166
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/546ceb1dfdac866648ec959cbc71d9525bd73462

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