In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
xfrm: espintcp: do not reuse an in-progress partial send
espintcp keeps a single in-flight transmit in ctx->partial. Before building a new sk_msg, espintcp_sendmsg() first tries to flush that state through espintcp_push_msgs().
For blocking callers, espintcp_push_msgs() may return success even when the previous partial send is still pending. espintcp_sendmsg() would then reinitialize emsg->skmsg and reuse ctx->partial while the old transfer still owns that state.
Do not rebuild the send message when ctx->partial is still in progress. If espintcp_push_msgs() returns with emsg->len still set, fail the new send instead of overwriting the live partial state.
This is a memory-safety fix: reusing the live partial-send state can leave a stale offset attached to a new sk_msg and lead to an out-of- bounds read in the send path.
tcp_sendmsg_locked() already handles waiting for send buffer memory, so the fix here is just to preserve espintcp's one-message-at-a-time transmit state.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.8
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux-6.1Upgrade linux | Jul 5, 2026 | Jul 5, 2026 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 17, 2026 | Jun 24, 2026 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-aws-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1014-azureUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-gke-64k-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-gke-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1011-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1019-raspiUpgrade linux-image-realtime-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-31-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-raspi-7.0Upgrade linux-image-realtime-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-2018-nvidia-bosUpgrade linux-image-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-virtualUpgrade linux-image-oracleUpgrade linux-image-gcp-7.0Upgrade linux-image-realtime-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1019-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1018-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-bos-7.0Upgrade linux-image-aws-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-gke-7.0Upgrade linux-image-realtime-64kUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1013-oemUpgrade linux-image-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-gkeUpgrade linux-image-raspi-realtime-7.0Upgrade linux-image-gcp-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-virtual-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1006-gke-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-generic-7.0Upgrade linux-image-gcpUpgrade linux-image-azure-lts-26.04Upgrade linux-image-azure-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1011-gcpUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-gke-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-oem-26.04bUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-raspiUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1012-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-bos-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1011-oracleUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-bos-64kUpgrade linux-image-oracle-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-realtime-64k-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1013-ibmUpgrade linux-image-oracle-7.0Upgrade linux-image-oem-7.0Upgrade linux-image-gke-64kUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-31-genericUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1018-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-ibm-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-2018-nvidia-bos-64kUpgrade linux-image-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-7.0Upgrade linux-image-oem-26.04aUpgrade linux-image-oem-26.04Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-31-realtime-64kUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-31-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-bosUpgrade linux-image-azureUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1011-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1012-awsUpgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1006-gkeUpgrade linux-image-ibm | Sep 14, 2026 | Sep 7, 2026 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jul 6, 2026 | Jun 24, 2026 |
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