# CVE-2025-68800: mlxsw: spectrum\_mr: Fix use-after-free when updating multicast route stats

- Severity: CVSS 7.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 5.10.248, 5.15.198, 6.1.160, 6.6.120, 6.12.64, and 1 more
- Published: 2026-01-13 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- Linux: from f38656d067257cc43b652958dd154e1ab0773701, fixed in b957366f5611bbaba03dd10ef861283347ddcc88; from f38656d067257cc43b652958dd154e1ab0773701, fixed in 6e367c361a523a4b54fe618215c64a0ee189caf0; from f38656d067257cc43b652958dd154e1ab0773701, fixed in 37ca08b35a27ce8fd8e74dd3fd2ae21c23b63b73; from f38656d067257cc43b652958dd154e1ab0773701, fixed in 5f2831fc593c2b2efbff7dd0dd7441cec76adcd5; from f38656d067257cc43b652958dd154e1ab0773701, fixed in 216afc198484fde110ebeafc017992266f4596ce; from f38656d067257cc43b652958dd154e1ab0773701, fixed in 4049a6ace209f4ed150429f86ae796d7d6a4c22b; from f38656d067257cc43b652958dd154e1ab0773701, fixed in 8ac1dacec458f55f871f7153242ed6ab60373b90
- Linux: 5.7
- Kernel (Linux): from 5.7.0, fixed in 5.10.248; from 5.11.0, fixed in 5.15.198; from 5.16.0, fixed in 6.1.160; from 6.2.0, fixed in 6.6.120; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.12.64; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.3

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mlxsw: spectrum_mr: Fix use-after-free when updating multicast route stats Cited commit added a dedicated mutex (instead of RTNL) to protect the multicast route list, so that it will not change while the driver periodically traverses it in order to update the kernel about multicast route stats that were queried from the device. One instance of list entry deletion (during route replace) was missed and it can result in a use-after-free [1]. Fix by acquiring the mutex before deleting the entry from the list and releasing it afterwards. [1] BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in mlxsw_sp_mr_stats_update+0x4a5/0x540 drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_mr.c:1006 [mlxsw_spectrum] Read of size 8 at addr ffff8881523c2fa8 by task kworker/2:5/22043 CPU: 2 UID: 0 PID: 22043 Comm: kworker/2:5 Not tainted 6.18.0-rc1-custom-g1a3d6d7cd014 #1 PREEMPT(full) Hardware name: Mellanox Technologies Ltd. MSN2010/SA002610, BIOS 5.6.5 08/24/2017 Workqueue: mlxsw_core mlxsw_sp_mr_stats_update [mlxsw_spectrum] Call Trace: <TASK> dump_stack_lvl+0xba/0x110 print_report+0x174/0x4f5 kasan_report+0xdf/0x110 mlxsw_sp_mr_stats_update+0x4a5/0x540 drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_mr.c:1006 [mlxsw_spectrum] process_one_work+0x9cc/0x18e0 worker_thread+0x5df/0xe40 kthread+0x3b8/0x730 ret_from_fork+0x3e9/0x560 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 </TASK> Allocated by task 29933: kasan_save_stack+0x30/0x50 kasan_save_track+0x14/0x30 __kasan_kmalloc+0x8f/0xa0 mlxsw_sp_mr_route_add+0xd8/0x4770 [mlxsw_spectrum] mlxsw_sp_router_fibmr_event_work+0x371/0xad0 drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_router.c:7965 [mlxsw_spectrum] process_one_work+0x9cc/0x18e0 worker_thread+0x5df/0xe40 kthread+0x3b8/0x730 ret_from_fork+0x3e9/0x560 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 Freed by task 29933: kasan_save_stack+0x30/0x50 kasan_save_track+0x14/0x30 __kasan_save_free_info+0x3b/0x70 __kasan_slab_free+0x43/0x70 kfree+0x14e/0x700 mlxsw_sp_mr_route_add+0x2dea/0x4770 drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_mr.c:444 [mlxsw_spectrum] mlxsw_sp_router_fibmr_event_work+0x371/0xad0 drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_router.c:7965 [mlxsw_spectrum] process_one_work+0x9cc/0x18e0 worker_thread+0x5df/0xe40 kthread+0x3b8/0x730 ret_from_fork+0x3e9/0x560 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (5.10.248, 5.15.198, 6.1.160, 6.6.120, 6.12.64) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b957366f5611bbaba03dd10ef861283347ddcc88
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6e367c361a523a4b54fe618215c64a0ee189caf0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/37ca08b35a27ce8fd8e74dd3fd2ae21c23b63b73
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5f2831fc593c2b2efbff7dd0dd7441cec76adcd5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/216afc198484fde110ebeafc017992266f4596ce
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4049a6ace209f4ed150429f86ae796d7d6a4c22b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8ac1dacec458f55f871f7153242ed6ab60373b90

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