pfcp: fix socket lifetime on netdevice registration failure
pfcp_newlink() creates the UDP socket before register_netdevice().
If registration fails after pfcp_dev_init() succeeds, the core calls
pfcp_dev_uninit(), which releases the socket and clears pfcp->sk.
The newlink error path then releases it again, causing a NULL pointer
dereference. This was observed with failslab fault injection:
FAULT_INJECTION: forcing a failure.
kobject: kobject_add_internal failed for pfcp0 (error: -12 parent: net)
BUG: KASAN: null-ptr-deref in udp_tunnel_sock_release+0x1c/0x50
Read of size 8 at addr 0000000000000120 by task ip/1037
Call trace:
show_stack+0x18/0x24 (C)
dump_stack_lvl+0x78/0x90
print_report+0x468/0x5cc
kasan_report+0xa4/0xf0
__asan_load8+0x7c/0xd0
udp_tunnel_sock_release+0x1c/0x50
pfcp_newlink+0x128/0x184
rtnl_newlink+0x848/0xe44
rtnetlink_rcv_msg+0x468/0x514
netlink_rcv_skb+0xc0/0x1f0
rtnetlink_rcv+0x18/0x24
netlink_unicast+0x4b8/0x558
netlink_sendmsg+0x2b8/0x584
...
Return from pfcp_del_sock() if pfcp->sk is NULL.
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: pfcp: fix socket lifetime on netdevice registration failure pfcp_newlink() creates the UDP socket before register_netdevice(). If registration fails after pfcp_dev_init() succeeds, the core calls pfcp_dev_uninit(), which releases the socket and clears pfcp->sk. The newlink error path then releases it again, causing a NULL pointer dereference. This was observed with failslab fault injection: FAULT_INJECTION: forcing a failure. kobject: kobject_add_internal failed for pfcp0 (error: -12 parent: net) BUG: KASAN: null-ptr-deref in udp_tunnel_sock_release+0x1c/0x50 Read of size 8 at addr 0000000000000120 by task ip/1037 Call trace: show_stack+0x18/0x24 (C) dump_stack_lvl+0x78/0x90 print_report+0x468/0x5cc kasan_report+0xa4/0xf0 __asan_load8+0x7c/0xd0 udp_tunnel_sock_release+0x1c/0x50 pfcp_newlink+0x128/0x184 rtnl_newlink+0x848/0xe44 rtnetlink_rcv_msg+0x468/0x514 netlink_rcv_skb+0xc0/0x1f0 rtnetlink_rcv+0x18/0x24 netlink_unicast+0x4b8/0x558 netlink_sendmsg+0x2b8/0x584 ... Return from pfcp_del_sock() if pfcp->sk is NULL. | |
| Title | pfcp: fix socket lifetime on netdevice registration failure | |
| First Time appeared |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-10-18T15:50:48.743Z
Reserved: 2026-09-25T10:25:14.375Z
Link: CVE-2026-98849
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NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2026-10-18T16:17:39.283
Modified: 2026-10-18T16:17:39.283
Link: CVE-2026-98849
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