CVE-2026-10637
June 16, 2026, 3:23 p.m.
5.9
Medium
Description
subsys/net/ip/ipv6_mld.c:mld_send() read the packet interface via net_pkt_iface(pkt) after net_send_data(pkt) returned successfully. Per the network stack's ownership contract (include/zephyr/net/net_core.h, and the explicit warning in subsys/net/ip/net_core.c:453-460 'do not use pkt after that call'), a successful send transfers ownership of the net_pkt and the L2 driver frees it (e.g. ethernet_send() unrefs the packet on success, subsys/net/l2/ethernet/ethernet.c:790), returning it to its k_mem_slab. The subsequent net_pkt_iface(pkt) is therefore a read of a freed object; the recovered interface pointer is then dereferenced and incremented by the per-interface statistics path (net_stats.h UPDATE_STAT/SET_STAT) when CONFIG_NET_STATISTICS_PER_INTERFACE is enabled. If the freed slot is concurrently reallocated, pkt-iface may read back as NULL (NULL-pointer dereference / crash) or as a stale/garbage pointer (stray increment write / memory corruption). The path is reachable remotely on the local link without authentication: handle_mld_query() (registered for NET_ICMPV6_MLD_QUERY) responds to a valid MLDv2 General Query (unspecified multicast address, hop limit 1) by calling send_mld_report() - mld_send(). The result is a remotely triggerable denial of service of the networking stack, with a narrow possibility of memory corruption. The fix caches the interface in a local before sending and no longer touches the packet after net_send_data(). The IPv4/IGMP sibling (igmp_send) already used the corrected pattern.
Product(s) Impacted
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
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| Zephyrproject |
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Weaknesses
Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.
CWE-416
Use After Free
Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code.
*CPE(s)
Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language | Software Edition | Target Software | Target Hardware | Other Information |
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| a | zephyrproject | zephyr | / | / | / | / | / | / | / | / |
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CVSS Score
CVSS Data - 3.1
- Attack Vector: ADJACENT_NETWORK
- Attack Complexity: HIGH
- Privileges Required: NONE
- Scope: UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact: NONE
- Integrity Impact: LOW
- Availability Impact: HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
Timeline
Published: June 16, 2026, 3:16 p.m.
Last Modified: June 16, 2026, 3:23 p.m.
Last Modified: June 16, 2026, 3:23 p.m.
Status : Undergoing Analysis
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