# CVE-2025-22004: net: atm: fix use after free in lec\_send()

- Severity: CVSS 8.6 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-04-03 · Updated: 2026-08-05

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 2.6.12

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: atm: fix use after free in lec_send() The ->send() operation frees skb so save the length before calling ->send() to avoid a use after free.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/50e288097c2c6e5f374ae079394436fc29d1e88e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8cd90c7db08f32829bfa1b5b2b11fbc542afbab7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/82d9084a97892de1ee4881eb5c17911fcd9be6f6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/51e8be9578a2e74f9983d8fd8de8cafed191f30c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9566f6ee13b17a15d0a47667ad1b1893c539f730
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/326223182e4703cde99fdbd36d07d0b3de9980fb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f3271f7548385e0096739965961c7cbf7e6b4762
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f3009d0d6ab78053117f8857b921a8237f4d17b3

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