High [CVE-2026-53233] fix double-free in netdev_nl_bind_rx_doit
This high-severity Red Hat Linux advisory covers CVE-2026-53233 affecting Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, Red Hat package: kernel.
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Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netdev: fix double-free in netdev_nl_bind_rx_doit() Sashiko flags that genlmsg_reply() always consumes the skb. The error path calls nlmsg_free(rsp) so we can't jump directly to it.
Let's not unbind, just propagate the error to the user. This is the typical way of handling genlmsg_reply() failures.
They shouldn't happen unless user does something silly like calling the kernel with an already-full rcvbuf. A double-free vulnerability exists within the `netdev_nl_bind_rx_doit()` function, which is responsible for binding network device receive operations.
This vulnerability arises when `genlmsg_reply()` consumes the socket buffer (`skb`), and the error handling path subsequently attempts to free the response (`rsp`) again, resulting in a double-free. This could allow a local attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) or potentially execute arbitrary code.
Red Hat severity: Moderate — CVSS 7 (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H). Weakness: CWE-763.
Affected Red Hat products: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10. Red Hat does not currently list a fixing RHSA for this CVE.
Affected products named by the advisory: Red Hat package: kernel.
Affected versions
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Mitigation
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