FKIE_CVE-2026-68140
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-08-10 13:19 - Updated: 2026-08-19 17:20
Severity
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net/iucv: fix use-after-free of a severed iucv_path
af_iucv queues not-yet-received message notifications on iucv->message_q,
each holding a raw pointer to the connection's iucv_path. When the peer
severs the connection, iucv_sever_path() frees that path with
iucv_path_free() but leaves the notifications queued. A later recvmsg()
drains message_q via iucv_process_message_q() and hands the stale path to
message_receive() -- a use-after-free of the freed iucv_path.
Drop the queued notifications when the path is severed; once the path is
gone they can no longer be received. This also frees the notifications
leaked when a socket is closed with messages still queued.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|
{
"affected": [
{
"affectedData": [
{
"defaultStatus": "unaffected",
"product": "Linux",
"programFiles": [
"net/iucv/af_iucv.c"
],
"repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
"vendor": "Linux",
"versions": [
{
"lessThan": "5f08c5e50bcb4680069bd3f9edd5728308816ded",
"status": "affected",
"version": "f0703c80e5156406ad947cb67fe277725b48080f",
"versionType": "git"
},
{
"lessThan": "c24faf11bd31bfe0500aca12cbdd5a573a954a5d",
"status": "affected",
"version": "f0703c80e5156406ad947cb67fe277725b48080f",
"versionType": "git"
},
{
"lessThan": "99ddb33748698296a6f17b9b34aa3d16a406bb3c",
"status": "affected",
"version": "f0703c80e5156406ad947cb67fe277725b48080f",
"versionType": "git"
},
{
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"status": "affected",
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"versionType": "git"
},
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"status": "affected",
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"versionType": "git"
},
{
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"versionType": "git"
},
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"status": "affected",
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"versionType": "git"
},
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"status": "affected",
"version": "f0703c80e5156406ad947cb67fe277725b48080f",
"versionType": "git"
}
]
},
{
"defaultStatus": "affected",
"product": "Linux",
"programFiles": [
"net/iucv/af_iucv.c"
],
"repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
"vendor": "Linux",
"versions": [
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "2.6.24"
},
{
"lessThan": "2.6.24",
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "0",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"lessThanOrEqual": "5.10.*",
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "5.10.265",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"lessThanOrEqual": "5.15.*",
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "5.15.216",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"lessThanOrEqual": "6.1.*",
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "6.1.183",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"lessThanOrEqual": "6.6.*",
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "6.6.148",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"lessThanOrEqual": "6.12.*",
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "6.12.101",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"lessThanOrEqual": "6.18.*",
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "6.18.42",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"lessThanOrEqual": "7.1.*",
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "7.1.6",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"lessThanOrEqual": "*",
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "7.2",
"versionType": "original_commit_for_fix"
}
]
}
],
"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"
}
],
"cveTags": [],
"descriptions": [
{
"lang": "en",
"value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnet/iucv: fix use-after-free of a severed iucv_path\n\naf_iucv queues not-yet-received message notifications on iucv-\u003emessage_q,\neach holding a raw pointer to the connection\u0027s iucv_path. When the peer\nsevers the connection, iucv_sever_path() frees that path with\niucv_path_free() but leaves the notifications queued. A later recvmsg()\ndrains message_q via iucv_process_message_q() and hands the stale path to\nmessage_receive() -- a use-after-free of the freed iucv_path.\n\nDrop the queued notifications when the path is severed; once the path is\ngone they can no longer be received. This also frees the notifications\nleaked when a socket is closed with messages still queued."
}
],
"id": "CVE-2026-68140",
"lastModified": "2026-08-19T17:20:31.060",
"metrics": {
"cvssMetricV31": [
{
"cvssData": {
"attackComplexity": "LOW",
"attackVector": "ADJACENT_NETWORK",
"availabilityImpact": "HIGH",
"baseScore": 8.8,
"baseSeverity": "HIGH",
"confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
"integrityImpact": "HIGH",
"privilegesRequired": "NONE",
"scope": "UNCHANGED",
"userInteraction": "NONE",
"vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"version": "3.1"
},
"exploitabilityScore": 2.8,
"impactScore": 5.9,
"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
"type": "Secondary"
}
]
},
"published": "2026-08-10T13:19:59.650",
"references": [
{
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/23658b350b4107e8292045c2044983fd426fa15d"
},
{
"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5f08c5e50bcb4680069bd3f9edd5728308816ded"
},
{
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/900cd6d8119b7f3ae5c4bf82f922ff5957df43db"
},
{
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/99ddb33748698296a6f17b9b34aa3d16a406bb3c"
},
{
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},
{
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/be7cc4656eb1f54029610e82d1f0fdd3f9b5ec0a"
},
{
"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c24faf11bd31bfe0500aca12cbdd5a573a954a5d"
},
{
"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f579582c03ed526281a8450159baf1d35099a85f"
}
],
"sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
"vulnStatus": "Received"
}
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