A use-after-free flaw was found in vhost_net_set_backend in drivers/vhost/net.c in virtio network subcomponent in the Linux kernel due to a double fget. This flaw could allow a local attacker to crash the system, and could even lead to a kernel information leak problem.
Fix
Nothing published yet: no patch, vendor advisory or mitigation reference on NVD, no vendor advisory in the News for this CVE, not in CISA's KEV, no fixed package version. BaselineWatch does not guess at one.
Change history 1
- First seenCVSS 7.1 · linux, netappNVD modified 2026-10-08 22:17
Affected (CPE criteria) 6
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:h:netapp:h300s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:h:netapp:h410c:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:h:netapp:h410s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:h:netapp:h500s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:h:netapp:h700s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
References 4
- https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/20220516084213.26854-1-jasowang%40redhat.com/T/ Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230517-0003/ Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/20220516084213.26854-1-jasowang%40redhat.com/T/ Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230517-0003/ Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry