In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net, bpf: check master for NULL in xdp_master_redirect()
xdp_master_redirect() dereferences the result of
netdev_master_upper_dev_get_rcu() without a NULL check, but that helper
returns NULL when the receiving device has no upper-master adjacency.
The reach guard only checks netif_is_bond_slave(). On bond slave release
bond_upper_dev_unlink() drops the upper-master adjacency before clearing
IFF_SLAVE, so an XDP_TX reaching xdp_master_redirect() in that window
still passes netif_is_bond_slave() while master is already NULL, and
faults on master->flags at offset 0xb0:
BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 00000000000000b0
RIP: 0010:xdp_master_redirect (net/core/filter.c:4432)
Call Trace:
xdp_master_redirect (net/core/filter.c:4432)
bpf_prog_run_generic_xdp (include/net/xdp.h:700)
do_xdp_generic (net/core/dev.c:5608)
__netif_receive_skb_one_core (net/core/dev.c:6204)
process_backlog (net/core/dev.c:6319)
__napi_poll (net/core/dev.c:7729)
net_rx_action (net/core/dev.c:7792)
handle_softirqs (kernel/softirq.c:622)
__dev_queue_xmit (include/linux/bottom_half.h:33)
packet_sendmsg (net/packet/af_packet.c:3082)
__sys_sendto (net/socket.c:2252)
Kernel panic - not syncing: Fatal exception in interrupt
The missing check dates back to the original code; commit 1921f91298d1
("net, bpf: fix null-ptr-deref in xdp_master_redirect() for down master")
later added the master->flags read where the fault now lands but kept the
unconditional deref. Check master for NULL before use; a NULL master is
treated the same as one that is not up.
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History
13 Nov 2026, 18:25
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| CPE | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/03b743586a2469744e96e9c1015096d07240935d - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3876318ea54e83eb70982b8280a3c5e4e32269bf - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4edbcacca09f92b85d3951b6add11894b20a84bc - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/89c103d702b25ceb2d097faf854deb47b53b17ff - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c99ca049e910d61ddbd28cc2c47242f2bfbb4970 - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e2a56441233131fe18a76001de347ecda217e40c - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e82d8cc4321c373dc46e741cd2dfdaa7921fddb7 - Patch | |
| References | () https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-019113.html - Third Party Advisory | |
| References | () https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-457936.html - Third Party Advisory |
19 Oct 2026, 21:17
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| CWE | CWE-476 |
15 Oct 2026, 02:20
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Information
Published : 2026-07-27 21:17
Updated : 2026-11-13 18:25
NVD link : CVE-2026-64545
Mitre link : CVE-2026-64545
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-64545
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Products Affected
linux
- linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-476
NULL Pointer Dereference