CVE-2026-99043
kernel: ice: fix metadata_dst refcount handling on representor teardown
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · October 23, 2026
Updated · October 29, 2026
Description
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's Intel Ethernet (ice) driver. This vulnerability can lead to a denial of service (DoS) caused by a use-after-free condition when network routing metadata is freed prematurely during representor interface teardown while packets remain queued for transmission. A privileged local user could trigger this flaw by tearing down representor interfaces during active network traffic, causing a kernel crash and system instability.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 4.1CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE-825 · Expired Pointer Dereference