{ "dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.2", "cveMetadata": { "cveId": "CVE-2026-74428", "assignerOrgId": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "state": "PUBLISHED", "assignerShortName": "Linux", "dateReserved": "2026-08-15T05:44:03.895Z", "datePublished": "2026-08-15T05:59:29.668Z", "dateUpdated": "2026-08-17T05:47:03.327Z" }, "containers": { "cna": { "providerMetadata": { "orgId": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "shortName": "Linux", "dateUpdated": "2026-08-17T05:47:03.327Z" }, "descriptions": [ { "lang": "en", "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nrxrpc: Fix double unlock in rxrpc_recvmsg()\n\nFix a double unlock in rxrpc_recvmsg() when dealing with OOB messages." } ], "metrics": [ { "cvssV3_1": { "version": "3.1", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H", "baseScore": 9.8, "baseSeverity": "CRITICAL" }, "scenarios": [ { "lang": "en", "value": "AV:N - RxRPC processes CHALLENGE packets from remote UDP peers; with RXRPC_MANAGE_RESPONSE and RxGK security, a network peer can queue OOB challenges that are consumed on the next recvmsg() during normal client authentication (e.g., AFS/YFS).\nAC:L - An attacker who is the RxRPC peer (or a local user running a malicious server) can reliably deliver a CHALLENGE and trigger recvmsg() on demand; no rare timing, layout, or victim state outside attacker control is required.\nPR:N - No administrative capability is needed on the victim; any remote peer in an RxRPC connection can send CHALLENGE packets, and unprivileged local users can create AF_RXRPC sockets, set MANAGE_RESPONSE, and call recvmsg() without special privileges.\nUI:N - Exploitation does not require victim interaction beyond normal automated RxRPC/AFS client operation; recvmsg() is invoked automatically when OOB challenges are queued during connection security negotiation.\nS:U - Impact is confined to kernel memory and locking on the affected host; it does not cross VM, container, or IOMMU security boundaries into a separate authority.\nC:H - Double release_sock() corrupts socket lock ownership, allowing concurrent unsynchronized access to socket/call state and adjacent kernel heap objects, which can be leveraged for arbitrary kernel memory disclosure.\nI:H - The corrupted socket lock permits overlapping recvmsg()/sendmsg() access to connection and skb state, enabling heap corruption and control-flow hijack primitives typical of kernel locking bugs.\nA:H - The double unlock triggers lockdep warnings and can panic/oops the kernel or hang socket I/O when concurrent threads access the same RxRPC socket after ownership is incorrectly cleared." } ] } ], "affected": [ { "product": "Linux", "vendor": "Linux", "defaultStatus": "unaffected", "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git", "programFiles": [ "net/rxrpc/recvmsg.c" ], "versions": [ { "version": "5800b1cf3fd8ccab752a101865be1e76dac33142", "lessThan": "8cd8cf3052fff9a4b86b25734f610e4af03786d3", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git" }, { "version": "5800b1cf3fd8ccab752a101865be1e76dac33142", "lessThan": "1297ae6aeebc3863cb437e42a1bc4cd6173e43d9", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git" }, { "version": "5800b1cf3fd8ccab752a101865be1e76dac33142", "lessThan": "a2f299b4d5510147fa8629a6aba2869bbcc88aea", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git" } ] }, { "product": "Linux", "vendor": "Linux", "defaultStatus": "affected", "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git", "programFiles": [ "net/rxrpc/recvmsg.c" ], "versions": [ { "version": "6.16", "status": "affected" }, { "version": "0", "lessThan": "6.16", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver" }, { "version": "6.18.40", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.18.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver" }, { "version": "7.1.5", "lessThanOrEqual": "7.1.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver" }, { "version": "7.2", "lessThanOrEqual": "*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "original_commit_for_fix" } ] } ], "cpeApplicability": [ { "nodes": [ { "operator": "OR", "negate": false, "cpeMatch": [ { "vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "6.16", "versionEndExcluding": "6.18.40" }, { "vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "6.16", "versionEndExcluding": "7.1.5" }, { "vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "6.16", "versionEndExcluding": "7.2" } ] } ] } ], "references": [ { "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8cd8cf3052fff9a4b86b25734f610e4af03786d3" }, { "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1297ae6aeebc3863cb437e42a1bc4cd6173e43d9" }, { "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a2f299b4d5510147fa8629a6aba2869bbcc88aea" } ], "title": "rxrpc: Fix double unlock in rxrpc_recvmsg()", "x_generator": { "engine": "bippy-1.2.0" } } } }