CVE-2026-52935

xfrm: espintcp: do not reuse an in-progress partial send

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: June 24, 2026 at 07:14 AM UTC
Updated: October 19, 2026 at 08:18 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.1%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

5.11 ≤ v < 5.15.2105.16 ≤ v < 6.1.1765.6 ≤ v < 5.10.2596.13 ≤ v < 6.18.366.19 ≤ v < 7.0.136.2 ≤ v < 6.6.1436.7 ≤ v < 6.12.947.17.1 rc17.1 rc27.1 rc37.1 rc47.1 rc57.1 rc67.1 rc7e27cca96cd68fa2c6814c90f9a1cfd36bb68c593
Vendor states this is fixed in 1777ceac4bea5e568a5ad44b7f9bb219c1db21b6 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 37487d55bf3300e3d2c1368da5c2bd3e3834ea4f (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6564e9c7af7e1dc7bfe7f3093b728abe484d7630 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 8c6c691bf062dc0753a139a4ab8cb92a70fcf8f3 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in aa82a078f70f7ff88ba7d1017134e79d1ac140f2 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in ba21439302db9a82fe4edbed1e38a97271529421 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in c381039ade2e161ab08c0eda73c4f8b9a7115928 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in f9b38a8fbfa07f1deaf7ee1eb38fa8b21ea13990 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.259 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.210 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.6 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.176 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.12.94 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.18.36 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.143 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.0.13 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.1 (unaffected)

SSVC — Action Prioritization

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CVSS

7.8HIGHLinux
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-787CWE-362

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