GHSA-xcpv-vj7m-3hh9unknown

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drop_monitor: perform...

Published
August 10, 2026
Last Modified
August 10, 2026

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📋 Description

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

drop_monitor: perform u64_stats updates under IRQ-disabled section

In net_dm_packet_trace_kfree_skb_hit() and net_dm_hw_trap_packet_probe(), u64_stats_update_begin() / u64_stats_inc() / u64_stats_update_end() were called after spin_unlock_irqrestore(&...drop_queue.lock, flags), when local IRQs had already been re-enabled.

Tracepoint probes can execute in IRQ or softirq context. On 32-bit architectures, u64_stats_update_begin() disables preemption but not interrupts, relying on seqcount writes. If a nested interrupt occurs on the same CPU during the 64-bit stats update, the reentrant seqcount update can corrupt the seqcount state or stats value.

Fix this by performing the 64-bit per-CPU stats update before releasing drop_queue.lock via spin_unlock_irqrestore(), ensuring local interrupts remain disabled during the u64_stats update.

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