In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
bpf, sockmap: Fix cork use-after-free in tcp_bpf_sendmsg()
tcp_bpf_sendmsg() keeps msg_tx across sk_stream_wait_memory(), which drops and reacquires the socket lock. Its error path tries to decide whether msg_tx names the local temporary message by comparing it with the current value of psock->cork.
This comparison is unsafe when two threads send on the same socket:
Thread A Thread B msg_tx = psock->cork sk_msg_alloc() fails sk_stream_wait_memory() releases the socket lock acquires the socket lock completes the cork psock->cork = NULL frees the cork reacquires the socket lock msg_tx != psock->cork sk_msg_free(msg_tx)
The stale cork is therefore mistaken for the local temporary message and freed again. KASAN reported:
BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in sk_msg_free+0x49/0x50 Read of size 4 at addr ffff88810c908800 by task poc/90 Call Trace: sk_msg_free+0x49/0x50 tcp_bpf_sendmsg+0x14f5/0x1cc0 __sys_sendto+0x32c/0x3a0 __x64_sys_sendto+0xdb/0x1b0 Allocated by task 89: __kasan_kmalloc+0x8f/0xa0 tcp_bpf_sendmsg+0x16b3/0x1cc0 Freed by task 91: __kasan_slab_free+0x43/0x70 kfree+0x131/0x3c0 tcp_bpf_sendmsg+0xec3/0x1cc0
msg_tx can only name the stack-local tmp or the shared cork. Check for tmp directly so a changed psock->cork cannot turn a shared message into an apparent local one.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade kernel6.18Upgrade perf6.12-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.12-tools-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.18-develUpgrade kernel6.18-tools-develUpgrade kernel6.18-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.18-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade kernel6.12-headersUpgrade kernel6.18-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade bpftool6.18Upgrade kernel6.12-modules-extra-commonUpgrade kernel6.12-modules-extraUpgrade kernel6.12-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.12Upgrade kernel6.18-modules-extraUpgrade perf6.18Upgrade python3-perf6.12-debuginfoUpgrade microvm-kernel6.18Upgrade kernel-livepatch-6.18.44-99.149Upgrade kernel6.12-develUpgrade python3-perf6.18-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.18-toolsUpgrade bpftool6.12Upgrade perf6.18-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.12-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade kernel6.18-headersUpgrade perf6.12Upgrade kernel6.18-tools-debuginfoUpgrade bpftool6.18-debuginfoUpgrade python3-perf6.18Upgrade kernel6.12-tools-develUpgrade python3-perf6.12Upgrade kernel6.12-toolsUpgrade kernel6.12-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade bpftool6.12-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.18-modules-extra-commonUpgrade kernel-livepatch-6.12.103-127.188 | Sep 1, 2026 | Aug 10, 2026 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux-6.12Upgrade linux | Aug 11, 2026 | Aug 11, 2026 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Aug 13, 2026 | Aug 10, 2026 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Aug 17, 2026 | Aug 10, 2026 |
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