High [CVE-2026-53011] fix use-after-free in advance_sched on schedule switch
This high-severity Red Hat Linux advisory covers CVE-2026-53011 affecting Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9, Shadow Migration Toolkit for Virtualization for RHEL 10.
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Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/sched: taprio: fix use-after-free in advance_sched() on schedule switch In advance_sched(), when should_change_schedules() returns true, switch_schedules() is called to promote the admin schedule to oper. switch_schedules() queues the old oper schedule for RCU freeing via call_rcu(), but 'next' still points into an entry of the old oper schedule.
The subsequent 'next->end_time = end_time' and rcu_assign_pointer(q->current_entry, next) are use-after-free.
Fix this by selecting 'next' from the new oper schedule immediately after switch_schedules(), and using its pre-calculated end_time. setup_first_end_time() sets the first entry's end_time to base_time + interval when the schedule is installed, so the value is already correct.
The deleted 'end_time = sched_base_time(admin)' assignment was also harmful independently: it would overwrite the new first entry's pre-calculated end_time with just base_time. A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's networking scheduler, specifically within the `taprio` module.
When the system attempts to switch schedules, a use-after-free vulnerability occurs in the `advance_sched()` function. This happens because a pointer to an old schedule entry is still used after the memory for that entry has been queued for release.
Is CVE-2026-53011 exploited?
No exploitation is reported in the sources VulniPulse tracks: CVE-2026-53011 is not in the CISA KEV catalog (checked ) and this advisory does not report exploitation. That is not proof the vulnerability cannot be exploited.
How do I fix CVE-2026-53011?
Upgrade to a fixed release named by Red Hat:
- kernel-0:6.12.0-211.66.1.el10_2
- kernel-0:5.14.0-687.58.1.el9_8
- RHSA-2026:83207
- RHSA-2026:83156
Confirm against the vendor advisory before you patch.
Affected versions
No affected-version range was extracted from the source record. The vendor advisory is authoritative. Check it before change work.
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- kernel-0:6.12.0-211.66.1.el10_2
- kernel-0:5.14.0-687.58.1.el9_8
- RHSA-2026:83207
- RHSA-2026:83156
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Mitigation
Upgrade to a fixed release: kernel-0:6.12.0-211.66.1.el10_2, kernel-0:5.14.0-687.58.1.el9_8, RHSA-2026:83207, RHSA-2026:83156. That is the remediation for this advisory.
The vendor advisory may list interim mitigations or workarounds not captured here. Review it before change work.
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