CVE-2026-68284

bpf, sockmap: Fix cork use-after-free in tcp_bpf_sendmsg()

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: August 10, 2026 at 12:02 PM UTC
Updated: October 19, 2026 at 09:18 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: 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.

Affected

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

4.20604326b41a6fb9b4a78b6179335decee0365cd8c
Vendor states this is fixed in 0688e6fe599d2d39147ae9ece97944c6e1815ebf (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 2d66a033864e27ab8d5e44cb36f31d9d2413bee4 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 54be47e7cbb936429c3bbdfc526ea943954aaf80 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 752b1159ed5d0c48fe169a3721b96660a9822aa1 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 786d690257ec7a0c839f8710456e444ce3f1348b (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in b2bcbeabfd843d47468fa095b1bd08ddb90cf616 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in cde4d6bcd9b73073c66498f6723c7b364c4dbc18 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in ee762f684eefa59de34d9ed93cab08336e834f47 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.20 (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

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CVSS

7.8HIGHLinux
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusRECEIVED
CWE
CWE-416

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