In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
tcp: fix TFO max_qlen accounting across reuseport migration
A listener's TCP_FASTOPEN max_qlen stops being accurate and lets through far more pending Fast Open requests than it was configured for.
This only shows up with SO_REUSEPORT listener migration, where closing a listener hands its still-pending TFO children over to a surviving one.
fastopenq.qlen is charged in tcp_fastopen_create_child() when the child is created and uncharged in reqsk_fastopen_remove() when the handshake completes. The uncharge follows rsk_listener of the request the child points at, and inet_reqsk_clone() has repointed the child at a new request owned by the new listener, so the ++ and the -- land on two different sockets. The new listener's qlen drifts negative and its limit no longer binds.
Charge the new listener during migration, like reqsk_queue_migrated() already does for queue->young and queue->qlen.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.5
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade kernel6.18-modules-extraUpgrade kernel6.18-toolsUpgrade kernel6.18-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.18Upgrade kernel6.18-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade kernel6.18-headersUpgrade kernel-livepatch-6.18.48-107.148Upgrade kernel6.18-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade python3-perf6.18-debuginfoUpgrade bpftool6.18Upgrade perf6.18Upgrade python3-perf6.18Upgrade microvm-kernel6.18Upgrade perf6.18-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.18-tools-develUpgrade kernel6.18-tools-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.18-modules-extra-commonUpgrade bpftool6.18-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.18-devel | Sep 30, 2026 | Aug 22, 2026 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux-6.12Upgrade linux | Aug 26, 2026 | Aug 26, 2026 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Aug 26, 2026 | Aug 22, 2026 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Sep 15, 2026 | Aug 22, 2026 |
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