CRITICALCVE-2026-43198Published Modified CNA Linux
CVE-2026-43198: tcp: fix potential race in tcp_v6_syn_recv_sock()
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tcp: fix potential race in tcp_v6_syn_recv_sock() Code in tcp_v6_syn_recv_sock() after the call to tcp_v4_syn_recv_sock() is done too late. After tcp_v4_syn_recv_sock(), the child socket is already visible from TCP ehash table and other cpus might use it. Since newinet->pinet6 is still pointing to the listener ipv6_pinfo bad things can happen as syzbot found. Move the problematic code in tcp_v6_mapped_child_init() and call this new helper from tcp_v4_syn_recv_sock() before the ehash insertion. This allows the removal of one tcp_sync_mss(), since tcp_v4_syn_recv_sock() will call it with the correct context.
Metrics
- CVSS v3.1
- 9.8
- Severity
- CRITICAL
- Fixed in
- 0
- Affected Products
- 2
Fix available
06.18.166.19.67.07178e2a8027423b2af17ab95df73a749a5b72e5b858d2a4f67ff69e645a43487ef7ea7f28f06deaefe89b2f05b854847784f91127319172945c1fadd
Affected packages
- Linux / Linux< fe89b2f05b854847784f91127319172945c1fadd (from 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2) · < 7178e2a8027423b2af17ab95df73a749a5b72e5b (from 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2) · < 858d2a4f67ff69e645a43487ef7ea7f28f06deae (from 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2)
- Linux / Linux2.6.12Fixed in 0, 6.18.16, 6.19.6, 7.0
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H