{"id":"CVE-2026-53270","revision":"5553c73bf97d4c958fc493011b092a90","records":[{"revision":"5553c73bf97d4c958fc493011b092a90","observedAt":"2026-10-23T15:48:27.903+00:00","statement":{"source":"cve-program","id":"CVE-2026-53270","aliases":[],"title":"ipvs: clear the svc scheduler ptr early on edit","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nipvs: clear the svc scheduler ptr early on edit\n\nip_vs_edit_service() while unbinding the old scheduler clears\nthe svc->scheduler ptr after the scheduler module initiates\nRCU callbacks. This can cause packets to use the old\nscheduler at the time when svc->sched_data is already freed\nafter RCU grace period.\n\nFix it by clearing the ptr early in ip_vs_unbind_scheduler(),\nbefore the done_service method schedules any RCU callbacks.\n\nAlso, if the new scheduler fails to initialize when replacing\nthe old scheduler, try to restore the old scheduler while still\nreturning the error code.","state":0,"publishedAt":"2026-06-25T08:39:55.83+00:00","modifiedAt":"2026-10-19T19:57:32.999+00:00","affected":[{"ecosystem":"Vendor product","name":"Linux","ranges":[],"versions":[],"rawVersionEvidence":"{\n                    \"product\": \"Linux\",\n                    \"vendor\": \"Linux\",\n                    \"defaultStatus\": \"unaffected\",\n                    \"repo\": \"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git\",\n                    \"programFiles\": [\n                        \"include/net/ip_vs.h\",\n                        \"net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_ctl.c\",\n                        \"net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_sched.c\"\n                    ],\n                    \"versions\": [\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"05f00505a89acd21f5d0d20f5797dfbc4cf85243\",\n                            \"lessThan\": \"d10730a1f2caf08088e0db1b19b242f3e6fa5f06\",\n                            \"status\": \"affected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"git\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"05f00505a89acd21f5d0d20f5797dfbc4cf85243\",\n                            \"lessThan\": \"e4feec3174036ba772006be74beee0efa09a9eb8\",\n                            \"status\": \"affected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"git\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"05f00505a89acd21f5d0d20f5797dfbc4cf85243\",\n                            \"lessThan\": 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\"c803fddd2a95a70873c68dbff42d4c59fd2e674e\",\n                            \"status\": \"affected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"git\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"4ec8fb23158797affae7993c15beba080488482f\",\n                            \"status\": \"affected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"git\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"3.18.23\",\n                            \"lessThan\": \"3.19\",\n                            \"status\": \"affected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"semver\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"4.1.11\",\n                            \"lessThan\": \"4.2\",\n                            \"status\": \"affected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"semver\"\n                        }\n                  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\"6.6.143\",\n                            \"lessThanOrEqual\": \"6.6.*\",\n                            \"status\": \"unaffected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"semver\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"6.12.94\",\n                            \"lessThanOrEqual\": \"6.12.*\",\n                            \"status\": \"unaffected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"semver\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"6.18.36\",\n                            \"lessThanOrEqual\": \"6.18.*\",\n                            \"status\": \"unaffected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"semver\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"7.0.13\",\n                            \"lessThanOrEqual\": \"7.0.*\",\n                            \"status\": \"unaffected\",\n             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