# CVE-2026-64572: ipv4: fib: free fib\_alias with kfree\_rcu() on insert error path

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-08-05 · Updated: 2026-08-19

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 5.6

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipv4: fib: free fib_alias with kfree_rcu() on insert error path fib_table_insert() publishes new_fa into the leaf's fa_list with fib_insert_alias() before calling the fib entry notifiers. When a notifier fails, the error path removes new_fa with fib_remove_alias() (hlist_del_rcu) and frees it right away with kmem_cache_free(). fib_table_lookup() walks that list under rcu_read_lock() only, so a concurrent lookup that already reached new_fa keeps reading it after the free: BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in fib_table_lookup (net/ipv4/fib_trie.c:1601) Read of size 1 at addr ffff88810676d4eb by task exploit/297 Call Trace: fib_table_lookup (net/ipv4/fib_trie.c:1601) ip_route_output_key_hash_rcu (net/ipv4/route.c:2814) ip_route_output_key_hash (net/ipv4/route.c:2705) __ip4_datagram_connect (net/ipv4/datagram.c:49) udp_connect (net/ipv4/udp.c:2144) __sys_connect (net/socket.c:2167) __x64_sys_connect (net/socket.c:2173) do_syscall_64 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe which belongs to the cache ip_fib_alias of size 56 Triggering the error path needs CAP_NET_ADMIN and a registered fib notifier that can reject a route; a netdevsim device whose IPv4 FIB resource is exhausted is enough. Free new_fa with alias_free_mem_rcu(), as fib_table_delete() already does for a fib_alias removed from the trie.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9d0778571def598c31e84a38ae5a7ebc6f65e6d8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bb03350f974aec352b660d032a1d283eb462165a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6429c9cfd941e62acd7bb0bc64d631574d4c3b2a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8150b5365f026e72250cacc527ea00be30f40105
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d007056868723de9c0cc3f5ffaad47a8d468b9a4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cb8be318b4432abd88d3172ec157330f27a5f7a7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b8d2ea75c76abcd0d72679c2f488271f573e32fb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f2f152e94a67bc746afaf05a1b2702c195553112

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