net: sched: fix possible refcount leak in tc_new_tfilter()
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: sched: fix possible refcount leak in tc_new_tfilter() tfilter_put need to be called to put the refount got by tp->ops->get to avoid possible refcount leak when chain->tmplt_ops != NULL and chain->tmplt_ops != tp->ops.
- Published
- Apr 28, 2024
- Updated
- Jun 17, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.2% · 13th percentile
- CWE
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Report tools
Action score
22
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 22 / 40 · 5.5 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.2%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| linux | linux kernel | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- linux linux kernel5.1 and later · before 5.4.215
- linux linux kernel5.5 and later · before 5.10.146
- linux linux kernel5.11 and later · before 5.15.71
- linux linux kernel5.16 and later · before 5.19.12
- linux linux kernel6.0
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (Linux). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
Linux Linux
- 5.1affected
- 7d5509fa0d3ddfe252b4418513e493ac98de3317 and later · before 903f7d322c17d8e306d766404b4604e81653902aaffected · git
- 7d5509fa0d3ddfe252b4418513e493ac98de3317 and later · before 8844c750eeb03452e2b3319c27a526f447b82596affected · git
- 7d5509fa0d3ddfe252b4418513e493ac98de3317 and later · before f8162aed962be8fa07445b2b5928e84ab40dd8d7affected · git
- 7d5509fa0d3ddfe252b4418513e493ac98de3317 and later · before 0559d91ee3a2cd81b15ad5cd507539d6da867f88affected · git
- 7d5509fa0d3ddfe252b4418513e493ac98de3317 and later · before c2e1cfefcac35e0eea229e148c8284088ce437b5affected · git
- before 5.1not affected · semver
- 5.4.215 and later · up to and including 5.4.*not affected · semver
- 5.10.146 and later · up to and including 5.10.*not affected · semver
- 5.15.71 and later · up to and including 5.15.*not affected · semver
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | linux | before 6.0.2-1 | 6.0.2-1 |
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- CVE-2013-6282The (1) get_user and (2) put_user API functions in the Linux kernel before 3.5.5 on the v6k and v7 ARM platforms do not validate certain addKEV77This week
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Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Linux Linux | 0559d91ee3a2cd81b15ad5cd507539d6da867f88 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | 8844c750eeb03452e2b3319c27a526f447b82596 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | 903f7d322c17d8e306d766404b4604e81653902a | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | c2e1cfefcac35e0eea229e148c8284088ce437b5 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | f8162aed962be8fa07445b2b5928e84ab40dd8d7 | Vendor (CNA) |
| debian:linux | 6.0.2-1 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
- A low-privileged account is enough.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- none
- Integrity
- none
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Local
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- None
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
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CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.
Noroxi analysis
No Noroxi analysis for this record yet
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References
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/0559d91ee3a2cd81b15ad5cd507539d6da867f88
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/8844c750eeb03452e2b3319c27a526f447b82596
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/903f7d322c17d8e306d766404b4604e81653902a
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/c2e1cfefcac35e0eea229e148c8284088ce437b5
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/f8162aed962be8fa07445b2b5928e84ab40dd8d7
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.