Vulnerability Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/sched: act_ife: avoid possible NULL deref tcf_ife_encode() must make sure ife_encode() does not return NULL. syzbot reported: Oops: general protection fault, probably for non-canonical address 0xdffffc0000000000: 0000 [#1] SMP KASAN NOPTI KASAN: null-ptr-deref in range [0x0000000000000000-0x0000000000000007] RIP: 0010:ife_tlv_meta_encode+0x41/0xa0 net/ife/ife.c:166 CPU: 3 UID: 0 PID: 8990 Comm: syz.0.696 Not tainted syzkaller #0 PREEMPT(full) Call Trace: <TASK> ife_encode_meta_u32+0x153/0x180 net/sched/act_ife.c:101 tcf_ife_encode net/sched/act_ife.c:841 [inline] tcf_ife_act+0x1022/0x1de0 net/sched/act_ife.c:877 tc_act include/net/tc_wrapper.h:130 [inline] tcf_action_exec+0x1c0/0xa20 net/sched/act_api.c:1152 tcf_exts_exec include/net/pkt_cls.h:349 [inline] mall_classify+0x1a0/0x2a0 net/sched/cls_matchall.c:42 tc_classify include/net/tc_wrapper.h:197 [inline] __tcf_classify net/sched/cls_api.c:1764 [inline] tcf_classify+0x7f2/0x1380 net/sched/cls_api.c:1860 multiq_classify net/sched/sch_multiq.c:39 [inline] multiq_enqueue+0xe0/0x510 net/sched/sch_multiq.c:66 dev_qdisc_enqueue+0x45/0x250 net/core/dev.c:4147 __dev_xmit_skb net/core/dev.c:4262 [inline] __dev_queue_xmit+0x2998/0x46c0 net/core/dev.c:4798
CVSS Score
MEDIUM
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux Kernel | >= 4.11, < 5.10.249 |
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/03710cebfc0bcfe247a9e04381e79ea33896e278Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1440d749fe49c8665da6f744323b1671d25a56a0Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/27880b0b0d35ad1c98863d09788254e36f874968Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/374915dfc932adf57712df3be010667fd1190e3cPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4ef2c77851676b7ed106f0c47755bee9eeec9a40Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6c75fed55080014545f262b7055081cec4768b20Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dd9442aedbeae87c44cc64c0ee41abd296dc008bPatch
FAQ
What is CVE-2026-23064?
CVE-2026-23064 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 (MEDIUM). In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/sched: act_ife: avoid possible NULL deref tcf_ife_encode() must make sure ife_encode() does not return NULL. syzbot reported:...
How severe is CVE-2026-23064?
CVE-2026-23064 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 5.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-23064?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Linux Linux Kernel.