{"cve":"CVE-2026-98103","nvd":{"published":"2026-09-25T11:17:40.613","modified":"2026-10-21T13:21:22.667","status":"Undergoing Analysis","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nigmp: convert struct ip_sf_list to RCU\n\nCommit 23d2b94043ca (\"igmp: Add ip_mc_list lock in ip_check_mc_rcu\")\nadded spin_lock_bh(&im->lock) to ip_check_mc_rcu() to prevent a\nuse-after-free while iterating im->sources during concurrent deletions.\n\nHowever, ip_check_mc_rcu() is called from RCU read-side critical\nsections in packet receive and route lookup fast paths (e.g.\n__mkroute_output(), ip_route_input_rcu(), and __udp4_lib_rcv()).\n\nWhen igmpv3_send_cr() or igmpv3_send_report() holds &pmc->lock and\ncalls add_grec() -> igmpv3_newpack() -> ip_route_output_ports(),\nan XFRM policy matching a multicast destination triggers\nxfrm_tmpl_resolve_one() -> xfrm4_get_saddr() -> __mkroute_output() ->\nip_check_mc_rcu(). This attempts to acquire &im->lock while &pmc->lock\nis already held on the same CPU, triggering a lockdep recursive locking\nwarning / deadlock.\n\nFix this by converting IPv4 struct ip_sf_list to RCU, mirroring the\nIPv6 implementation in net/ipv6/mcast.c:\n\n1. Add struct rcu_head to struct ip_sf_list and annotate sf_next,\n   sources, and tomb as __rcu pointers.\n2. Use rcu_assign_pointer() and kfree_rcu() for list updates and\n   deletions.\n3. Remove spin_lock_bh(&im->lock) from ip_check_mc_rcu() and traverse\n   im->sources locklessly with for_each_psf_rcu(), reading and writing\n   counter fields with READ_ONCE() and WRITE_ONCE().\n\nNote: RCU conversion of /proc/net/mcfilter will be done in a\nseparate patch.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":[],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/01131daffc4b64f1652e23dc3e6e2f601eda781d","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2987ee196c88dbde0463dc87d5fb209c684e34a2","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d3011d1f293478c730aa0870490afa145c37600e","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e3206419bdb04e2087d8cc6be324df8639b3fac5","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f5182dfad54277267a8cb0c004a9cd4cf35aeebb"],"products":[],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-22T16:41:11.231219466+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-98103","score":0.00168,"percentile":0.06038,"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."]}