CVE-2026-98881

net: bridge: remove stale rcu_barrier() in br_multicast_dev_del()

Published Oct 23, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 5.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

net: bridge: remove stale rcu_barrier() in br_multicast_dev_del()

This rcu_barrier() came from a time call_rcu() calls were used in
net/bridge/br_multicast.c.

Now kfree_rcu() is there, we can remove this problematic rcu_barrier()
which causes extreme RTNL pressure in many syzbot reports.

INFO: task syz-executor:77945 is blocked on a mutex likely owned by task kworker/u1024:5:36537.
task:kworker/u1024:5 state:D stack:24616 pid:36537 tgid:36537 ppid:2 task_flags:0x4208060 flags:0x00080000 last_sleep:612797637337
Workqueue: netns cleanup_net
Call Trace:
<TASK>
[<ffffffff81914eaa>] context_switch+0xf2a/0x1730 kernel/sched/core.c:6483
[<ffffffff81201143>] __schedule+0x1133/0x43a0 kernel/sched/core.c:8411
[<ffffffff8120446b>] __schedule_loop kernel/sched/core.c:8514 [inline]
[<ffffffff8120446b>] schedule+0xab/0x260 kernel/sched/core.c:8529
[<ffffffff8121a093>] schedule_timeout+0xc3/0x2b0 kernel/time/sleep_timeout.c:75
[<ffffffff81205347>] do_wait_for_common kernel/sched/completion.c:100 [inline]
[<ffffffff81205347>] __wait_for_common kernel/sched/completion.c:121 [inline]
[<ffffffff81205347>] wait_for_common kernel/sched/completion.c:132 [inline]
[<ffffffff81205347>] wait_for_completion+0x2c7/0x5d0 kernel/sched/completion.c:153
[<ffffffff81b8f27f>] rcu_barrier+0x49f/0x620 kernel/rcu/tree.c:3888
[<ffffffff860091b3>] br_multicast_dev_del+0x303/0x350 net/bridge/br_multicast.c:4459
[<ffffffff85fb5dbc>] br_dev_uninit+0x1c/0x40 net/bridge/br_device.c:157
[<ffffffff8568058c>] unregister_netdevice_many_notify+0x1c1c/0x2300 net/core/dev.c:12599
[<ffffffff8562be43>] ops_exit_rtnl_list net/core/net_namespace.c:187 [inline]
[<ffffffff8562be43>] ops_undo_list+0x3d3/0x940 net/core/net_namespace.c:248

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8961-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-9019-1 Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-9020-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-9022-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-9023-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-9024-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-9025-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-9026-1 Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-9029-1 Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-9039-1 Linux kernel (Azure CVM) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-9040-1 Linux kernel (Low Latency NVIDIA) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-9066-1 Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-9091-1 Linux kernel (NVIDIA Tegra) vulnerabilities
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-658
Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-821
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

threat_severity

Moderate

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-658
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Linux linux
Vendors & Products Linux linux
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: bridge: remove stale rcu_barrier() in br_multicast_dev_del() This rcu_barrier() came from a time call_rcu() calls were used in net/bridge/br_multicast.c. Now kfree_rcu() is there, we can remove this problematic rcu_barrier() which causes extreme RTNL pressure in many syzbot reports. INFO: task syz-executor:77945 is blocked on a mutex likely owned by task kworker/u1024:5:36537. task:kworker/u1024:5 state:D stack:24616 pid:36537 tgid:36537 ppid:2 task_flags:0x4208060 flags:0x00080000 last_sleep:612797637337 Workqueue: netns cleanup_net Call Trace: <TASK> [<ffffffff81914eaa>] context_switch+0xf2a/0x1730 kernel/sched/core.c:6483 [<ffffffff81201143>] __schedule+0x1133/0x43a0 kernel/sched/core.c:8411 [<ffffffff8120446b>] __schedule_loop kernel/sched/core.c:8514 [inline] [<ffffffff8120446b>] schedule+0xab/0x260 kernel/sched/core.c:8529 [<ffffffff8121a093>] schedule_timeout+0xc3/0x2b0 kernel/time/sleep_timeout.c:75 [<ffffffff81205347>] do_wait_for_common kernel/sched/completion.c:100 [inline] [<ffffffff81205347>] __wait_for_common kernel/sched/completion.c:121 [inline] [<ffffffff81205347>] wait_for_common kernel/sched/completion.c:132 [inline] [<ffffffff81205347>] wait_for_completion+0x2c7/0x5d0 kernel/sched/completion.c:153 [<ffffffff81b8f27f>] rcu_barrier+0x49f/0x620 kernel/rcu/tree.c:3888 [<ffffffff860091b3>] br_multicast_dev_del+0x303/0x350 net/bridge/br_multicast.c:4459 [<ffffffff85fb5dbc>] br_dev_uninit+0x1c/0x40 net/bridge/br_device.c:157 [<ffffffff8568058c>] unregister_netdevice_many_notify+0x1c1c/0x2300 net/core/dev.c:12599 [<ffffffff8562be43>] ops_exit_rtnl_list net/core/net_namespace.c:187 [inline] [<ffffffff8562be43>] ops_undo_list+0x3d3/0x940 net/core/net_namespace.c:248
Title net: bridge: remove stale rcu_barrier() in br_multicast_dev_del()
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
References
Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Linux
Published
Updated
Oct 26, 2026, 6:56 AM
Reserved
Sep 25, 2026, 10:25 AM
Status
Received
Published
Oct 23, 2026, 12:18 PM
Modified
Oct 26, 2026, 7:17 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM