# CVE-2026-64054: net: shaper: reject duplicate leaves in GROUP request

> A double-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's network shaper allows local attackers to cause a denial of service or potentially execute code via duplicate leaf handles.

- **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 Jul 2026
- **Also known as:** BELL-CVE-2026-64054, DEBIAN-CVE-2026-64054, GHSA-rwhp-fchm-v8mq, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64054

## What is CVE-2026-64054?

CVE-2026-64054 is a high-severity memory corruption 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:

net: shaper: reject duplicate leaves in GROUP request

net_shaper_nl_group_doit() does not deduplicate NET_SHAPER_A_LEAVES
entries. When userspace supplies the same leaf handle twice, the same
old-parent pointer lands twice in old_nodes[]. The cleanup loop double
frees the parent. Of course the same parent may still be in old_nodes[]
twice if we are moving multiple of its leaves.

Note that this patch also implicitly fixes the fact that the
i >= leaves_count path forgets to set ret.

Weakness: CWE-415 (Double Free)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-64054?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-64054?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2026-64054 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-64054 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel

- [CVE-2026-53266](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53266/): Linux Kernel Out-of-Bounds Write (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2013-6282](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-6282/): Linux Kernel Improper Input Validation (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2022-0185](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0185/): Linux Kernel Heap-Based Buffer Overflow (high 8.4, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2013-2094](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-2094/): Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation (high 8.4, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2026-53362](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53362/): Linux Kernel Unspecified (high 7.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-64054 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-64054 is a high-severity memory corruption 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-2026-64054 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-2026-64054/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-64054/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-64054
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-64054
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-64054

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-64054/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.