Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net: team: fix NULL pointer dereference in team_xmit during mode change
__team_change_mode() clears team->ops with memset() before restoring
safe dummy handlers via team_adjust_ops(). A concurrent team_xmit()
running under RCU on another CPU can read team->ops.transmit during
this window and call a NULL function pointer, crashing the kernel.
The race requires a mode change (CAP_NET_ADMIN) concurrent with
transmit on the team device.
BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000000
Oops: 0010 [#1] SMP KASAN NOPTI
RIP: 0010:0x0
Call Trace:
team_xmit (drivers/net/team/team_core.c:1853)
dev_hard_start_xmit (net/core/dev.c:3904)
__dev_queue_xmit (net/core/dev.c:4871)
packet_sendmsg (net/packet/af_packet.c:3109)
__sys_sendto (net/socket.c:2265)
The original code assumed that no ports means no traffic, so mode
changes could freely memset()/memcpy() the ops. AF_PACKET with
forced carrier breaks that assumption.
Prevent the race instead of making it safe: replace memset()/memcpy()
with per-field updates that never touch transmit or receive. Those
two handlers are managed solely by team_adjust_ops(), which already
installs dummies when tx_en_port_count == 0 (always true during mode
change since no ports are present). WRITE_ONCE/READ_ONCE prevent
store/load tearing on the handler pointers.
synchronize_net() before exit_op() drains in-flight readers that may
still reference old mode state from before port removal switched the
handlers to dummies.
net: team: fix NULL pointer dereference in team_xmit during mode change
__team_change_mode() clears team->ops with memset() before restoring
safe dummy handlers via team_adjust_ops(). A concurrent team_xmit()
running under RCU on another CPU can read team->ops.transmit during
this window and call a NULL function pointer, crashing the kernel.
The race requires a mode change (CAP_NET_ADMIN) concurrent with
transmit on the team device.
BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000000
Oops: 0010 [#1] SMP KASAN NOPTI
RIP: 0010:0x0
Call Trace:
team_xmit (drivers/net/team/team_core.c:1853)
dev_hard_start_xmit (net/core/dev.c:3904)
__dev_queue_xmit (net/core/dev.c:4871)
packet_sendmsg (net/packet/af_packet.c:3109)
__sys_sendto (net/socket.c:2265)
The original code assumed that no ports means no traffic, so mode
changes could freely memset()/memcpy() the ops. AF_PACKET with
forced carrier breaks that assumption.
Prevent the race instead of making it safe: replace memset()/memcpy()
with per-field updates that never touch transmit or receive. Those
two handlers are managed solely by team_adjust_ops(), which already
installs dummies when tx_en_port_count == 0 (always true during mode
change since no ports are present). WRITE_ONCE/READ_ONCE prevent
store/load tearing on the handler pointers.
synchronize_net() before exit_op() drains in-flight readers that may
still reference old mode state from before port removal switched the
handlers to dummies.
Published:
2026-07-20
Score:
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Analysis
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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
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| Linux | Linux Kernel | 99% |
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History
Mon, 20 Jul 2026 16:45:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: team: fix NULL pointer dereference in team_xmit during mode change __team_change_mode() clears team->ops with memset() before restoring safe dummy handlers via team_adjust_ops(). A concurrent team_xmit() running under RCU on another CPU can read team->ops.transmit during this window and call a NULL function pointer, crashing the kernel. The race requires a mode change (CAP_NET_ADMIN) concurrent with transmit on the team device. BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000000 Oops: 0010 [#1] SMP KASAN NOPTI RIP: 0010:0x0 Call Trace: team_xmit (drivers/net/team/team_core.c:1853) dev_hard_start_xmit (net/core/dev.c:3904) __dev_queue_xmit (net/core/dev.c:4871) packet_sendmsg (net/packet/af_packet.c:3109) __sys_sendto (net/socket.c:2265) The original code assumed that no ports means no traffic, so mode changes could freely memset()/memcpy() the ops. AF_PACKET with forced carrier breaks that assumption. Prevent the race instead of making it safe: replace memset()/memcpy() with per-field updates that never touch transmit or receive. Those two handlers are managed solely by team_adjust_ops(), which already installs dummies when tx_en_port_count == 0 (always true during mode change since no ports are present). WRITE_ONCE/READ_ONCE prevent store/load tearing on the handler pointers. synchronize_net() before exit_op() drains in-flight readers that may still reference old mode state from before port removal switched the handlers to dummies. | |
| Title | net: team: fix NULL pointer dereference in team_xmit during mode change | |
| First Time appeared |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| Vendors & Products |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-07-20T16:27:48.314Z
Reserved: 2026-07-19T07:54:57.040Z
Link: CVE-2026-64190
Vulnrichment
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OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2026-07-20T23:45:04Z
Weaknesses
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