CVE-2026-68140

net/iucv: fix use-after-free of a severed iucv_path

HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: August 10, 2026 at 11:59 AM 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 0.3%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/iucv: fix use-after-free of a severed iucv_path af_iucv queues not-yet-received message notifications on iucv->message_q, each holding a raw pointer to the connection's iucv_path. When the peer severs the connection, iucv_sever_path() frees that path with iucv_path_free() but leaves the notifications queued. A later recvmsg() drains message_q via iucv_process_message_q() and hands the stale path to message_receive() -- a use-after-free of the freed iucv_path. Drop the queued notifications when the path is severed; once the path is gone they can no longer be received. This also frees the notifications leaked when a socket is closed with messages still queued.

Affected

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

2.6.24f0703c80e5156406ad947cb67fe277725b48080f
Vendor states this is fixed in 23658b350b4107e8292045c2044983fd426fa15d (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5f08c5e50bcb4680069bd3f9edd5728308816ded (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 900cd6d8119b7f3ae5c4bf82f922ff5957df43db (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 99ddb33748698296a6f17b9b34aa3d16a406bb3c (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in a5bbaddf69853117f28173c3f5c8fc14c6b2ec82 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in be7cc4656eb1f54029610e82d1f0fdd3f9b5ec0a (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in c24faf11bd31bfe0500aca12cbdd5a573a954a5d (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in f579582c03ed526281a8450159baf1d35099a85f (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 2.6.24 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.265 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.216 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.183 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.12.101 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.18.42 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.148 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.1.6 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.2 (unaffected)

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

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CVSS

8.8HIGHLinux
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusRECEIVED
CWE
CWE-416

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