CVE-2026-23001: Linux Kernel

High severity, CVSS 7.8. EPSS: 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: macvlan: fix possible UAF in macvlan_forward_source() Add RCU protection on (struct macvlan_source_entry)->vlan. Whenever macvlan_hash_del_source() is called, we must clear entry->vlan pointer before RCU grace period starts. This allows macvlan_forward_source() to skip over entries queued for freeing. Note that macvlan_dev are already RCU protected, as they are embedded in a standard netdev (netdev_priv(ndev)). https: //lore.kernel.org/netdev/695fb1e8.050a0220.1c677c.039f.GAE@google.com/T/#u

Affected products

• Linux Linux Kernel: from 3.18.1, before 5.10.249 (fixed in 5.10.249); from 5.11, before 5.15.199 (fixed in 5.15.199); from 5.16, before 6.1.162 (fixed in 6.1.162); from 6.2, before 6.6.122 (fixed in 6.6.122); from 6.7, before 6.12.67 (fixed in 6.12.67); from 6.13, before 6.18.7 (fixed in 6.18.7); …

Published 2026-01-25. Last modified 2026-06-17.