{"cve":"CVE-2026-53008","nvd":{"published":"2026-06-24T17:17:12.023","modified":"2026-10-15T11:17:35.717","status":"Modified","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nice: fix race condition in TX timestamp ring cleanup\n\nFix a race condition between ice_free_tx_tstamp_ring() and ice_tx_map()\nthat can cause a NULL pointer dereference.\n\nice_free_tx_tstamp_ring currently clears the ICE_TX_FLAGS_TXTIME flag\nafter NULLing the tstamp_ring. This could allow a concurrent ice_tx_map\ncall on another CPU to dereference the tstamp_ring, which could lead to\na NULL pointer dereference.\n\n  CPU A:ice_free_tx_tstamp_ring() | CPU B:ice_tx_map()\n  --------------------------------|---------------------------------\n  tx_ring->tstamp_ring = NULL     |\n                                  | ice_is_txtime_cfg() -> true\n                                  | tstamp_ring = tx_ring->tstamp_ring\n                                  | tstamp_ring->count  // NULL deref!\n  flags &= ~ICE_TX_FLAGS_TXTIME   |\n\nFix by:\n1. Reordering ice_free_tx_tstamp_ring() to clear the flag before\n   NULLing the pointer, with smp_wmb() to ensure proper ordering.\n2. Adding smp_rmb() in ice_tx_map() after the flag check to order the\n   flag read before the pointer read, using READ_ONCE() for the\n   pointer, and adding a NULL check as a safety net.\n3. Converting tx_ring->flags from u8 to DECLARE_BITMAP() and using\n   atomic bitops (set_bit(), clear_bit(), test_bit()) for all flag\n   operations throughout the driver:\n   - ICE_TX_RING_FLAGS_XDP\n   - ICE_TX_RING_FLAGS_VLAN_L2TAG1\n   - ICE_TX_RING_FLAGS_VLAN_L2TAG2\n   - ICE_TX_RING_FLAGS_TXTIME","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","score":4.7},"cwes":["CWE-362"],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/097409d20465723283632515df73038a4a853eda","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7c72ec18c2a4111204c2e915f8e4f6d849ce9398","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e98cea6d5562f546482fab8ad571e95e3fff1800"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:41:17.107060303+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-53008","score":0.00109,"percentile":0.0124,"date":"2026-10-25"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}