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CVE-2026-11742: use-after-free in zephyrproject zephyr

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VulnerabilityCVE-2026-11742cvecve-2026-11742
Published: 08/07/2026 (08/07/2026, 21:10:23 UTC)
Source: CVE Database V5
Vendor/Project: zephyrproject
Product: zephyr

Description

The kernel queue helper z_queue_node_peek() in kernel/queue.c dereferences a node taken from a queue's data_q list, reading the node's flag byte and, for items enqueued via k_queue_alloc_append/alloc_prepend, the data pointer of an internally allocated alloc_node struct. The implementations of z_impl_k_queue_peek_head() and z_impl_k_queue_peek_tail() performed this read-and-dereference without holding the queue's spinlock, while every other accessor of the same list — including k_queue_get(), which unlinks a node and k_free()s its backing alloc_node — operates under that lock. Because peek was unsynchronized, a concurrent k_queue_get() on the same queue (on an SMP build, or under preemption/ISR concurrency) can free the node between the moment peek obtains the node pointer and the moment it dereferences it. The peek then reads flag bits and a data pointer out of freed, potentially re-allocated heap memory and returns a stale or dangling pointer to its caller. k_fifo and k_lifo are thin wrappers over k_queue, so this affects buffer queues used throughout the net_buf, Bluetooth, USB, and networking subsystems; the peek operations are also system calls reachable from CONFIG_USERSPACE threads. The consequences are a use-after-free read that can leak stale heap contents (one pointer word) and, when the returned dangling pointer is subsequently consumed as a live buffer, a dereference that can crash the system or corrupt memory. Exploitation requires winning a small race window with local access (e.g. a userspace process racing k_queue_peek_* against k_queue_get on a shared queue, or two CPUs), so practical impact is bounded and of low severity. The fix wraps both peek implementations with k_spin_lock/k_spin_unlock on the queue lock, making the read-and-dereference atomic with respect to the concurrent unlink-and-free and bringing peek into line with the rest of the queue's locking discipline.

CVSS v3.1

Score 3.6low

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L

Affected software

GitHub Actionsmore threats →cve
zephyr
pkg:github/zephyr
Affected versions
>=1.12.0 <4.4.2

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Technical Details

Data Version
5.2
Assigner Short Name
zephyr
Date Reserved
2026-06-09T05:26:13.901Z
Cvss Version
3.1
State
PUBLISHED
Remediation Level
null

Threat ID: 6a764da6bf8831d5392fda82

Added to database: 08/07/2026, 21:27:02 UTC

Last updated: 08/07/2026, 21:27:02 UTC

Views: 1

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