In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net/handshake: duplicate handshake cancellations leak socket
When a handshake request is cancelled it is removed from the handshake_net->hn_requests list, but it is still present in the handshake_rhashtbl until it is destroyed.
If a second cancellation request arrives for the same handshake request, then remove_pending() will return false... and assuming HANDSHAKE_F_REQ_COMPLETED isn't set in req->hr_flags, we'll continue processing through the out_true label, where we put another reference on the sock and a refcount underflow occurs.
This can happen for example if a handshake times out - particularly if the SUNRPC client sends the AUTH_TLS probe to the server but doesn't follow it up with the ClientHello due to a problem with tlshd. When the timeout is hit on the server, the server will send a FIN, which triggers a cancellation request via xs_reset_transport(). When the timeout is hit on the client, another cancellation request happens via xs_tls_handshake_sync().
Add a test_and_set_bit(HANDSHAKE_F_REQ_COMPLETED) in the pending cancel path so duplicate cancels can be detected.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 9.8
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade kernel6.12-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernel6.12-libbpf-debuginfoUpgrade python3-perf6.12Upgrade kernel6.12-headersUpgrade kernel6.12Upgrade perf6.12Upgrade kernel6.12-develUpgrade kernel6.12-tools-develUpgrade kernel6.12-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade kernel6.12-libbpf-develUpgrade kernel6.12-libbpf-staticUpgrade kernel6.12-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.12-toolsUpgrade kernel-livepatch-6.12.64-87.122Upgrade kernel6.12-tools-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.12-modules-extra-commonUpgrade perf6.12-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.12-libbpfUpgrade bpftool6.12-debuginfoUpgrade python3-perf6.12-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.12-modules-extraUpgrade bpftool6.12 | Feb 20, 2026 | Jan 13, 2026 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | Jul 23, 2026 | Jul 23, 2026 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade kernel-uek | Feb 24, 2026 | Jan 13, 2026 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 17, 2026 | Jan 13, 2026 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1022-nvidia-tegra-rtUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-110-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1050-gkeUpgrade linux-image-gcp-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-110-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1049-oracleUpgrade linux-image-6.17.0-1012-awsUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04bUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1051-ibmUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegraUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-aws-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-oracleUpgrade linux-image-oracle-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-virtual-6.17Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-6.8Upgrade linux-image-azure-fips-6.8Upgrade linux-image-ibm-6.8Upgrade linux-image-gcp-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-gcpUpgrade linux-image-azure-6.8Upgrade linux-image-fips-6.8Upgrade linux-image-gcp-fips-6.8Upgrade linux-image-generic-6.17Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1051-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1054-gcp-64kUpgrade 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linux-image-gcp-fipsUpgrade linux-image-gcp-64k-6.17Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-raspi-6.8Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1051-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1037-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-6.8Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-aws-64k-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-2042-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-6.17.0-1020-oemUpgrade linux-image-oracle-64k-6.17Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-110-genericUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-6.8Upgrade linux-image-oem-22.04aUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1029-xilinxUpgrade linux-image-gcp-6.17Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-110-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1052-aws-fipsUpgrade linux-image-gcp-64k-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-kvmUpgrade linux-image-gke-64kUpgrade linux-image-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-ibm-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-6.17Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1054-azureUpgrade linux-image-6.17.0-1014-raspiUpgrade linux-image-6.17.0-1012-gcpUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.17.0-1011-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-realtime-6.8.1Upgrade linux-image-azure-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-aws-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1022-nvidia-tegraUpgrade linux-image-6.17.0-22-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.17.0-22-genericUpgrade linux-image-oracle-64k-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-oracle-6.8Upgrade linux-image-oracle-6.17Upgrade linux-image-gke-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-raspi-realtime-6.8Upgrade linux-image-oracle-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1052-raspiUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1050-gke-64kUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04dUpgrade linux-image-azure-fipsUpgrade linux-image-azureUpgrade linux-image-realtime-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-aws-fips-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1052-awsUpgrade linux-image-6.17.0-1013-azureUpgrade linux-image-raspiUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-rtUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-xilinx-6.8Upgrade linux-image-oem-22.04Upgrade linux-image-azure-6.17 | Apr 17, 2026 | Jan 13, 2026 |
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