# CVE-2024-26852: net/ipv6: avoid possible UAF in ip6_route_mpath_notify()

> A use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel IPv6 routing code allows attackers to cause denial of service or potentially execute code.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 17 Apr 2024
- **Updated:** 15 Oct 2026
- **Also known as:** BELL-CVE-2024-26852, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-26852, GHSA-7j5c-w63j-h48p, SUSE-SU-2024:2096-1, SUSE-SU-2024:2160-1, SUSE-SU-2024:2165-1, SUSE-SU-2024:2221-1, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-26852

## What is CVE-2024-26852?

CVE-2024-26852 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 17 Apr 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

net/ipv6: avoid possible UAF in ip6_route_mpath_notify()

syzbot found another use-after-free in ip6_route_mpath_notify() [1]

Commit f7225172f25a ("net/ipv6: prevent use after free in
ip6_route_mpath_notify") was not able to fix the root cause.

We need to defer the fib6_info_release() calls after
ip6_route_mpath_notify(), in the cleanup phase.

[1]
BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in rt6_fill_node+0x1460/0x1ac0
Read of size 4 at addr ffff88809a07fc64 by task syz-executor.2/23037

CPU: 0 PID: 23037 Comm: syz-executor.2 Not tainted 6.8.0-rc4-syzkaller-01035-gea7f3cfaa588 #0
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 01/25/2024
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
  __dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:88 [inline]
  dump_stack_lvl+0x1e7/0x2e0 lib/dump_stack.c:106
  print_address_description mm/kasan/report.c:377 [inline]
  print_report+0x167/0x540 mm/kasan/report.c:488
  kasan_report+0x142/0x180 mm/kasan/report.c:601
 rt6_fill_node+0x1460/0x1ac0
  inet6_rt_notify+0x13b/0x290 net/ipv6/route.c:6184
  ip6_route_mpath_notify net/ipv6/route.c:5198 [inline]
  ip6_route_multipath_add net/ipv6/route.c:5404 [inline]
  inet6_rtm_newroute+0x1d0f/0x2300 net/ipv6/route.c:5517
  rtnetlink_rcv_msg+0x885/0x1040 net/core/rtnetlink.c:6597
  netlink_rcv_skb+0x1e3/0x430 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:2543
  netlink_unicast_kernel net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1341 [inline]
  netlink_unicast+0x7ea/0x980 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1367
  netlink_sendmsg+0xa3b/0xd70 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1908
  sock_sendmsg_nosec net/socket.c:730 [inline]
  __sock_sendmsg+0x221/0x270 net/socket.c:745
  ____sys_sendmsg+0x525/0x7d0 net/socket.c:2584
  ___sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2638 [inline]
  __sys_sendmsg+0x2b0/0x3a0 net/socket.c:2667
 do_syscall_64+0xf9/0x240
 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x6f/0x77
RIP: 0033:0x7f73dd87dda9
Code: 28 00 00 00 75 05 48 83 c4 28 c3 e8 e1 20 00 00 90 48 89 f8 48 89 f7 48 89 d6 48 89 ca 4d 89 c2 4d 89 c8 4c 8b 4c 24 08 0f 05 <48> 3d 01 f0 ff ff 73 01 c3 48 c7 c1 b0 ff ff ff f7 d8 64 89 01 48
RSP: 002b:00007f73de6550c8 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 000000000000002e
RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 00007f73dd9ac050 RCX: 00007f73dd87dda9
RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000020000140 RDI: 0000000000000005
RBP: 00007f73dd8ca47a R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000
R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 0000000000000000
R13: 000000000000006e R14: 00007f73dd9ac050 R15: 00007ffdbdeb7858
 </TASK>

Allocated by task 23037:
  kasan_save_stack mm/kasan/common.c:47 [inline]
  kasan_save_track+0x3f/0x80 mm/kasan/common.c:68
  poison_kmalloc_redzone mm/kasan/common.c:372 [inline]
  __kasan_kmalloc+0x98/0xb0 mm/kasan/common.c:389
  kasan_kmalloc include/linux/kasan.h:211 [inline]
  __do_kmalloc_node mm/slub.c:3981 [inline]
  __kmalloc+0x22e/0x490 mm/slub.c:3994
  kmalloc include/linux/slab.h:594 [inline]
  kzalloc include/linux/slab.h:711 [inline]
  fib6_info_alloc+0x2e/0xf0 net/ipv6/ip6_fib.c:155
  ip6_route_info_create+0x445/0x12b0 net/ipv6/route.c:3758
  ip6_route_multipath_add net/ipv6/route.c:5298 [inline]
  inet6_rtm_newroute+0x744/0x2300 net/ipv6/route.c:5517
  rtnetlink_rcv_msg+0x885/0x1040 net/core/rtnetlink.c:6597
  netlink_rcv_skb+0x1e3/0x430 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:2543
  netlink_unicast_kernel net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1341 [inline]
  netlink_unicast+0x7ea/0x980 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1367
  netlink_sendmsg+0xa3b/0xd70 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1908
  sock_sendmsg_nosec net/socket.c:730 [inline]
  __sock_sendmsg+0x221/0x270 net/socket.c:745
  ____sys_sendmsg+0x525/0x7d0 net/socket.c:2584
  ___sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2638 [inline]
  __sys_sendmsg+0x2b0/0x3a0 net/socket.c:2667
 do_syscall_64+0xf9/0x240
 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x6f/0x77

Freed by task 16:
  kasan_save_stack mm/kasan/common.c:47 [inline]
  kasan_save_track+0x3f/0x80 mm/kasan/common.c:68
  kasan_save_free_info+0x4e/0x60 mm/kasan/generic.c:640
  poison_slab_object+0xa6/0xe0 m
---truncated---

Weakness: CWE-416 (Use After Free)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-26852?

It affects 2 products.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_19` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15 SP4 | All versions | 9-150400.2.1 |
| `kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_20` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15 SP4 | All versions | 8-150400.2.1 |
| `kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5-RT_Update_6` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15 SP5 | All versions | 9-150500.2.1 |
| `kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_6` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15 SP5 | All versions | 9-150500.2.1 |

Products: Debian Debian Linux, Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-26852?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2024-26852 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-26852 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-26852 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-26852 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 17 Apr 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-26852 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Debian Debian Linux. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-26852/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-26852/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-26852
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-26852
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-26852

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.