# CVE-2026-64032: bridge: mcast: Fix a possible use-after-free when removing a bridge port

> A use-after-free in the Linux kernel bridge multicast code allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code or escalate privileges when specific multicast configurations are toggled.

- **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:** 19 Jul 2026
- **Updated:** 19 Oct 2026
- **Also known as:** BELL-CVE-2026-64032, DEBIAN-CVE-2026-64032, GHSA-qpwr-692j-qmg9, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64032

## What is CVE-2026-64032?

CVE-2026-64032 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 19 Jul 2026. 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:

bridge: mcast: Fix a possible use-after-free when removing a bridge port

When per-VLAN multicast snooping is enabled, the bridge iterates over
all the bridge ports, disables the per-port multicast context on each
port and enables the per-{port, VLAN} multicast contexts instead. The
reverse happens when per-VLAN multicast snooping is disabled.

When global multicast snooping is enabled, the bridge iterates over all
the bridge ports and enables the per-port multicast context on each
port. The reverse happens when multicast snooping is disabled.

The above scheme can result in a situation where both types of contexts
(per-port and per-{port, VLAN}) are enabled on a single bridge port:

 # ip link add name br1 up type bridge mcast_snooping 1 mcast_querier 1 vlan_filtering 1
 # ip link add name dummy1 up master br1 type dummy
 # ip link set dev br1 type bridge mcast_vlan_snooping 1
 # ip link set dev br1 type bridge mcast_snooping 0
 # ip link set dev br1 type bridge mcast_snooping 1

This is not intended and it is a problem since the commit cited below.
Prior to this commit, when removing a bridge port,
br_multicast_disable_port() would disable the per-port multicast context
and the per-{port, VLAN} multicast contexts would get disabled when
flushing VLANs.

After this commit, br_multicast_disable_port() only disables the
per-port multicast context if per-VLAN multicast snooping is disabled.
If both types of contexts were enabled on the port when it was removed,
the per-port multicast context would remain enabled when freeing the
bridge port, leading to a use-after-free [1].

Fix by preventing the bridge from enabling / disabling the per-port
multicast contexts when toggling global multicast snooping if per-VLAN
multicast snooping is enabled.

[1]
ODEBUG: free active (active state 0) object: ffff88810f8bda78 object type: timer_list hint: br_ip6_multicast_port_query_expired (net/bridge/br_multicast.c:1927)
WARNING: lib/debugobjects.c:629 at debug_print_object+0x1b1/0x3e0, CPU#5: swapper/5/0
[...]
Call Trace:
<IRQ>
__debug_check_no_obj_freed (lib/debugobjects.c:1116)
kfree (mm/slub.c:2620 mm/slub.c:6250 mm/slub.c:6565)
kobject_cleanup (lib/kobject.c:689)
rcu_do_batch (kernel/rcu/tree.c:2617)
rcu_core (kernel/rcu/tree.c:2869)
handle_softirqs (kernel/softirq.c:622)
__irq_exit_rcu (kernel/softirq.c:656 kernel/softirq.c:496 kernel/softirq.c:735)
irq_exit_rcu (kernel/softirq.c:752)
sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt (arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c:1061 (discriminator 47) arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c:1061 (discriminator 47))
</IRQ>

Weakness: CWE-416 (Use After Free)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-64032?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-64032?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2026-64032 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-64032 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-64032 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-64032 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 19 Jul 2026. 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-2026-64032 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Linux kernel. 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-2026-64032/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-64032/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-64032
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-64032
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-64032

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-64032/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.