CVE-2026-101276

Published Sep 30, 2026 Modified Oct 1, 2026 CWE-416

Description

iperf3 3.21 (esnet/iperf) contains a remote, unauthenticated heap use-after-free: the server's per-test watchdog server_timer_proc() frees streams without cancelling/joining their worker threads, so a blocked worker dereferences a freed iperf_stream; fixed in 3.22.

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Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-416 Use After Free

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2026-101276? +
iperf3 3.21 (esnet/iperf) contains a remote, unauthenticated heap use-after-free: the server's per-test watchdog server_timer_proc() frees streams without cancelling/joining their worker threads, so a blocked worker dereferences a freed iperf_stream; fixed in 3.22.
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