FKIE_CVE-2026-74268
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-08-15 06:22 - Updated: 2026-09-14 12:17
Severity
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
tcp: clear sock_ops cb flags before force-closing a child socket
A child socket inherits the listener's bpf_sock_ops_cb_flags via
sk_clone_lock(). If its setup fails in tcp_v4_syn_recv_sock() /
tcp_v6_syn_recv_sock(), the child is freed through put_and_exit, where
inet_csk_prepare_forced_close() drops the socket lock and tcp_done() runs
without it.
If BPF_SOCK_OPS_STATE_CB_FLAG was inherited, tcp_done() -> tcp_set_state()
calls tcp_call_bpf(), which expects the lock and trips sock_owned_by_me():
WARNING: include/net/sock.h:1799 at tcp_set_state+0x433/0x550
RIP: 0010:tcp_set_state+0x433/0x550 include/net/sock.h:1799
Call Trace:
<IRQ>
tcp_done+0xba/0x250 net/ipv4/tcp.c:5095
tcp_v4_syn_recv_sock+0x850/0xa50 net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c:1787
tcp_check_req+0xf30/0x1360 net/ipv4/tcp_minisocks.c:926
tcp_v4_rcv+0x1047/0x1b50 net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c:2164
</IRQ>
The child is freed before it is ever established, so it should run no
sock_ops callback. Clear its cb flags in inet_csk_prepare_for_destroy_sock(),
the common point for the IPv4, IPv6 and chtls forced-close paths and for the
MPTCP ->syn_recv_sock() failure path (dispose_child), which reaches tcp_done()
on a child that was never established too.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|
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"affected": [
{
"affectedData": [
{
"defaultStatus": "unaffected",
"product": "Linux",
"programFiles": [
"include/net/tcp.h",
"net/ipv4/inet_connection_sock.c"
],
"repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
"vendor": "Linux",
"versions": [
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"version": "d44874910a26f3a8f81edf873a2473363f07f660",
"versionType": "git"
},
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},
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"versionType": "git"
},
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},
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},
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}
]
},
{
"defaultStatus": "affected",
"product": "Linux",
"programFiles": [
"include/net/tcp.h",
"net/ipv4/inet_connection_sock.c"
],
"repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
"vendor": "Linux",
"versions": [
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "4.16"
},
{
"lessThan": "4.16",
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "0",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"lessThanOrEqual": "5.10.*",
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "5.10.270",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"lessThanOrEqual": "5.15.*",
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "5.15.221",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"lessThanOrEqual": "6.1.*",
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "6.1.188",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"lessThanOrEqual": "6.6.*",
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "6.6.157",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"lessThanOrEqual": "6.12.*",
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "6.12.110",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"lessThanOrEqual": "6.18.*",
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "6.18.40",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"lessThanOrEqual": "7.1.*",
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "7.1.5",
"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\ntcp: clear sock_ops cb flags before force-closing a child socket\n\nA child socket inherits the listener\u0027s bpf_sock_ops_cb_flags via\nsk_clone_lock(). If its setup fails in tcp_v4_syn_recv_sock() /\ntcp_v6_syn_recv_sock(), the child is freed through put_and_exit, where\ninet_csk_prepare_forced_close() drops the socket lock and tcp_done() runs\nwithout it.\n\nIf BPF_SOCK_OPS_STATE_CB_FLAG was inherited, tcp_done() -\u003e tcp_set_state()\ncalls tcp_call_bpf(), which expects the lock and trips sock_owned_by_me():\n\n WARNING: include/net/sock.h:1799 at tcp_set_state+0x433/0x550\n RIP: 0010:tcp_set_state+0x433/0x550 include/net/sock.h:1799\n Call Trace:\n \u003cIRQ\u003e\n tcp_done+0xba/0x250 net/ipv4/tcp.c:5095\n tcp_v4_syn_recv_sock+0x850/0xa50 net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c:1787\n tcp_check_req+0xf30/0x1360 net/ipv4/tcp_minisocks.c:926\n tcp_v4_rcv+0x1047/0x1b50 net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c:2164\n \u003c/IRQ\u003e\n\nThe child is freed before it is ever established, so it should run no\nsock_ops callback. Clear its cb flags in inet_csk_prepare_for_destroy_sock(),\nthe common point for the IPv4, IPv6 and chtls forced-close paths and for the\nMPTCP -\u003esyn_recv_sock() failure path (dispose_child), which reaches tcp_done()\non a child that was never established too."
}
],
"id": "CVE-2026-74268",
"lastModified": "2026-09-14T12:17:45.340",
"metrics": {
"cvssMetricV31": [
{
"cvssData": {
"attackComplexity": "LOW",
"attackVector": "NETWORK",
"availabilityImpact": "HIGH",
"baseScore": 9.8,
"baseSeverity": "CRITICAL",
"confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
"integrityImpact": "HIGH",
"privilegesRequired": "NONE",
"scope": "UNCHANGED",
"userInteraction": "NONE",
"vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"version": "3.1"
},
"exploitabilityScore": 3.9,
"impactScore": 5.9,
"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
"type": "Secondary"
}
]
},
"published": "2026-08-15T06:22:26.183",
"references": [
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},
{
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},
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},
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},
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},
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}
],
"sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
"vulnStatus": "Received"
}
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