CVE-2026-64115

vsock/vmci: fix UAF when peer resets connection during handshake

HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: July 19, 2026 at 03:40 PM UTC
Updated: October 19, 2026 at 09:17 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.1%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: vsock/vmci: fix UAF when peer resets connection during handshake vmci_transport_recv_connecting_server() returned err = 0 for a peer RST in its default switch arm: err = pkt->type == VMCI_TRANSPORT_PACKET_TYPE_RST ? 0 : -EINVAL; That made vmci_transport_recv_listen() skip vsock_remove_pending(), leaving the pending socket on the listener's pending_links with sk_state = TCP_CLOSE while destroy: still dropped the explicit reference taken before schedule_delayed_work(). One second later vsock_pending_work() observed is_pending=true and performed full cleanup: vsock_remove_pending() then the two trailing sock_put(sk) calls -- the first reached refcount 0 and __sk_freed the socket, and the second wrote into the freed object: BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in refcount_warn_saturate Write of size 4 at addr ffff88800b1cac80 by task kworker Workqueue: events vsock_pending_work Treat peer RST like any other unexpected packet type (err = -EINVAL). All destroy: arms now return err < 0, so vmci_transport_recv_listen() removes pending from pending_links synchronously and vsock_pending_work() takes the is_pending=false / !rejected branch, dropping only its own work reference. This also closes the multi-packet race Sashiko reported on v2: pending is removed from the list before any subsequent packet can find it. The pre-existing sk_acceptq_removed() gap on the err < 0 path of vmci_transport_recv_listen() that Sashiko also noted is not introduced or changed by this patch. Tested on lts-6.12.79 with KASAN: 52/100 unpatched -> 0/100 patched.

Affected

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

3.9 ≤ v < 5.10.2585.11 ≤ v < 5.15.2095.16 ≤ v < 6.1.1756.13 ≤ v < 6.18.346.19 ≤ v < 7.0.116.2 ≤ v < 6.6.1426.7 ≤ v < 6.12.927.17.1 rc17.1 rc27.1 rc37.1 rc4d021c344051af91f42c5ba9fdedc176740cbd238
Vendor states this is fixed in 1dd531e28f61edd286edc486ab068f135b5ae1eb (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 1e19f08552b90070ed18bafb1763c78297823af6 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 440447699c681e26ed58e9c309cad718270a18b4 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 47e63077605c6c2aa45b3df9847a8cdc1f1f6ef9 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 99e22ddf4edb63dc8382bc028af928056d3450cf (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 9fe74e42914c851d68069713b7b917a9c33faf26 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in cc27e989a5dfdfcfc1cca7c3be27a0c7532b46cb (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in ecda37f8faab3220da199335e42564cb7a9ad145 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 3.9 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.258 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.209 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.175 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.12.92 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.18.34 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.142 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.0.11 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.1 (unaffected)

SSVC — Action Prioritization

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CVSS

8.8HIGHLinux
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-416

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