In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
tipc: fix a null-ptr-deref in tipc_topsrv_accept
syzbot found a crash in tipc_topsrv_accept:
KASAN: null-ptr-deref in range [0x0000000000000008-0x000000000000000f] Workqueue: tipc_rcv tipc_topsrv_accept RIP: 0010:kernel_accept+0x22d/0x350 net/socket.c:3487 Call Trace: <TASK> tipc_topsrv_accept+0x197/0x280 net/tipc/topsrv.c:460 process_one_work+0x991/0x1610 kernel/workqueue.c:2289 worker_thread+0x665/0x1080 kernel/workqueue.c:2436 kthread+0x2e4/0x3a0 kernel/kthread.c:376 ret_from_fork+0x1f/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:306
It was caused by srv->listener that might be set to null by tipc_topsrv_stop() in net .exit whereas it's still used in tipc_topsrv_accept() worker.
srv->listener is protected by srv->idr_lock in tipc_topsrv_stop(), so add a check for srv->listener under srv->idr_lock in tipc_topsrv_accept() to avoid the null-ptr-deref. To ensure the lsock is not released during the tipc_topsrv_accept(), move sock_release() after tipc_topsrv_work_stop() where it's waiting until the tipc_topsrv_accept worker to be done.
Note that sk_callback_lock is used to protect sk->sk_user_data instead of srv->listener, and it should check srv in tipc_topsrv_listener_data_ready() instead. This also ensures that no more tipc_topsrv_accept worker will be started after tipc_conn_close() is called in tipc_topsrv_stop() where it sets sk->sk_user_data to null.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade python-perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade python-perfUpgrade bpftool-debuginfoUpgrade perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-tools-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-livepatch-5.10.155-138.670Upgrade bpftoolUpgrade perfUpgrade kernel-tools-devel | May 20, 2026 | May 20, 2026 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | Oct 9, 2025 | Oct 9, 2025 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp10 | — | Upgrade kernel-abi-stablelistsUpgrade python3-perfUpgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-tools | Jan 15, 2026 | Jan 13, 2026 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp13 | — | Upgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade python3-perfUpgrade kernel-abi-stablelists | Feb 3, 2026 | Jan 30, 2026 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 17, 2026 | Oct 7, 2025 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-oracle-5.15Upgrade linux-aws-fipsUpgrade linux-gcpUpgrade linux-riscv-5.15Upgrade linux-gcp-5.4Upgrade linux-gkeopUpgrade linux-gcp-fipsUpgrade linux-hwe-5.4Upgrade linuxUpgrade linux-azure-fipsUpgrade linux-ibmUpgrade linux-awsUpgrade linux-azure-5.15Upgrade linux-ibm-5.4Upgrade linux-aws-5.4Upgrade linux-iotUpgrade linux-raspi-5.4Upgrade linux-gkeUpgrade linux-xilinx-zynqmpUpgrade linux-aws-5.15Upgrade linux-azureUpgrade linux-fipsUpgrade linux-bluefieldUpgrade linux-intel-iotg-5.15Upgrade linux-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-hwe-5.15Upgrade linux-azure-5.4Upgrade linux-nvidiaUpgrade linux-kvmUpgrade linux-raspiUpgrade linux-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-realtimeUpgrade linux-oracleUpgrade linux-gcp-5.15Upgrade linux-oracle-5.4Upgrade linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15Upgrade linux-intel-iotg | Oct 10, 2025 | Oct 7, 2025 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Oct 15, 2025 | Oct 7, 2025 |
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