In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

net/sched: act_api: avoid dereferencing ERR_PTR in tcf_idrinfo_destroy

syzbot reported a crash in tc_act_in_hw() during netns teardown where
tcf_idrinfo_destroy() passed an ERR_PTR(-EBUSY) value as a tc_action
pointer, leading to an invalid dereference.

Guard against ERR_PTR entries when iterating the action IDR so teardown
does not call tc_act_in_hw() on an error pointer.

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Sat, 24 Jan 2026 00:15:00 +0000

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{'score': 7.0, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

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Fri, 23 Jan 2026 15:30:00 +0000

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/sched: act_api: avoid dereferencing ERR_PTR in tcf_idrinfo_destroy syzbot reported a crash in tc_act_in_hw() during netns teardown where tcf_idrinfo_destroy() passed an ERR_PTR(-EBUSY) value as a tc_action pointer, leading to an invalid dereference. Guard against ERR_PTR entries when iterating the action IDR so teardown does not call tc_act_in_hw() on an error pointer.
Title net/sched: act_api: avoid dereferencing ERR_PTR in tcf_idrinfo_destroy
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-02-09T08:36:37.917Z

Reserved: 2026-01-13T15:37:45.937Z

Link: CVE-2026-22987

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Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-01-23T16:15:54.757

Modified: 2026-01-26T15:03:33.357

Link: CVE-2026-22987

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-01-23T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2026-22987 - Bugzilla

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