# CVE-2024-49936: net/xen-netback: prevent UAF in xenvif\_flush\_hash()

- Severity: CVSS 8.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-10-21 · Updated: 2026-08-05

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 4.7

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/xen-netback: prevent UAF in xenvif_flush_hash() During the list_for_each_entry_rcu iteration call of xenvif_flush_hash, kfree_rcu does not exist inside the rcu read critical section, so if kfree_rcu is called when the rcu grace period ends during the iteration, UAF occurs when accessing head->next after the entry becomes free. Therefore, to solve this, you need to change it to list_for_each_entry_safe.

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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3c4423b0c4b98213b3438e15061e1d08220e6982
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a7f0073fcd12ed7de185ef2c0af9d0fa1ddef22c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a0465723b8581cad27164c9073fd780904cd22d4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/efcff6ce7467f01f0753609f420333f3f2ceceda
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/143edf098b80669d05245b2f2367dd156a83a2c5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d408889d4b54f5501e4becc4dbbb9065143fbf4e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/54d8639af5568fc41c0e274fc3ec9cf86c59fcbb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0fa5e94a1811d68fbffa0725efe6d4ca62c03d12

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