CVE-2026-63828

apparmor: mediate the implicit connect of TCP fast open sendmsg

CVE-2026-63828 is fixed in 35 products on 1 platform, first by ALAS2023-2026-1969, released July 20, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Urgent.

Urgent
CVSS
9.8
Critical
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0017
6th percentile

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: apparmor: mediate the implicit connect of TCP fast open sendmsg sendmsg()/sendto() with MSG_FASTOPEN is a combination of connect(2) and write(2): it opens the connection in the SYN. apparmor_socket_sendmsg() only checks AA_MAY_SEND, so a profile that grants send but denies connect lets a confined task open an outbound TCP/MPTCP connection that connect(2) would have refused, bypassing connect mediation. Mediate the implicit connect when MSG_FASTOPEN is set and a destination is supplied. Add it to apparmor_socket_sendmsg() (not the shared aa_sock_msg_perm() helper, which recvmsg also uses) and call aa_sk_perm() directly, mirroring the selinux and tomoyo fixes. sk_is_tcp() does not cover MPTCP fast open, so the SOCK_STREAM/IPPROTO_MPTCP arm is explicit.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
bpftool6.18 · amzn 2023 1:6.18.38-73.137.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1969 Jul 20, 2026
bpftool6.18-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.18.38-73.137.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1969 Jul 20, 2026
dtb-aarch64 · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.38.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21910-1 Sep 22, 2026
kernel-64kb · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.38.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21910-1 Sep 22, 2026
kernel-64kb · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4254-1 Oct 7, 2026
kernel-64kb · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.38.1 SUSE-SU-2026:23902-1 Sep 22, 2026
kernel-azure · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.38.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21910-1 Sep 22, 2026
kernel-azure · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4254-1 Oct 7, 2026
kernel-azure · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.38.1 SUSE-SU-2026:23902-1 Sep 22, 2026
kernel-default · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.38.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21910-1 Sep 22, 2026
kernel-default · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4254-1 Oct 7, 2026
kernel-default · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.38.1 SUSE-SU-2026:23902-1 Sep 22, 2026
kernel-default-base · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.38.1.160000.2.22 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21910-1 Sep 22, 2026
kernel-default-base · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1.150700.17.45.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4254-1 Oct 7, 2026
kernel-default-base · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.38.1.160000.2.23 SUSE-SU-2026:23902-1 Sep 22, 2026
kernel-docs · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.38.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21910-1 Sep 22, 2026
kernel-docs · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4254-1 Oct 7, 2026
kernel-docs · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.38.1 SUSE-SU-2026:23902-1 Sep 22, 2026
kernel-kvmsmall · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.38.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21910-1 Sep 22, 2026
kernel-kvmsmall · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.38.1 SUSE-SU-2026:23902-1 Sep 22, 2026
kernel-livepatch-6.18.38-73.137 · amzn 2023 1:1.0-0.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1969 Jul 20, 2026
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_20 · sles 15.7 1-150700.1.3.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4120-1 Sep 10, 2026
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_21 · sles 15.7 1-150700.15.3.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4254-1 Oct 7, 2026
kernel-obs-build · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.38.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21910-1 Sep 22, 2026
kernel-obs-build · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4254-1 Oct 7, 2026
kernel-obs-qa · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.38.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21910-1 Sep 22, 2026
kernel-obs-qa · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.38.1 SUSE-SU-2026:23902-1 Sep 22, 2026
kernel-rt · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.38.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21910-1 Sep 22, 2026
kernel-source · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.38.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21910-1 Sep 22, 2026
kernel-source · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4254-1 Oct 7, 2026
kernel-source · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.38.1 SUSE-SU-2026:23902-1 Sep 22, 2026
kernel-syms · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.38.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21910-1 Sep 22, 2026
kernel-syms · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4254-1 Oct 7, 2026
kernel-syms · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.38.1 SUSE-SU-2026:23902-1 Sep 22, 2026
kernel-zfcpdump · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.38.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21910-1 Sep 22, 2026
kernel-zfcpdump · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4254-1 Oct 7, 2026
kernel-zfcpdump · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.38.1 SUSE-SU-2026:23902-1 Sep 22, 2026
kernel6.18 · amzn 2023 1:6.18.38-73.137.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1969 Jul 20, 2026
kernel6.18-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.18.38-73.137.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1969 Jul 20, 2026
kernel6.18-debuginfo-common-aarch64 · amzn 2023 1:6.18.38-73.137.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1969 Jul 20, 2026
kernel6.18-debuginfo-common-x86_64 · amzn 2023 1:6.18.38-73.137.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1969 Jul 20, 2026
kernel6.18-devel · amzn 2023 1:6.18.38-73.137.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1969 Jul 20, 2026
kernel6.18-headers · amzn 2023 1:6.18.38-73.137.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1969 Jul 20, 2026
kernel6.18-modules-extra · amzn 2023 1:6.18.38-73.137.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1969 Jul 20, 2026
kernel6.18-modules-extra-common · amzn 2023 1:6.18.38-73.137.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1969 Jul 20, 2026
kernel6.18-tools · amzn 2023 1:6.18.38-73.137.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1969 Jul 20, 2026
kernel6.18-tools-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.18.38-73.137.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1969 Jul 20, 2026
kernel6.18-tools-devel · amzn 2023 1:6.18.38-73.137.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1969 Jul 20, 2026
linux · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) 6.1.177-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-63828 Jul 20, 2026
linux · Debian 13.5 (trixie) 6.12.95-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-63828 Jul 20, 2026
linux · Debian 14 7.1.3-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-63828 Jul 20, 2026
microvm-kernel6.18 · amzn 2023 1:6.18.38-73.137.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1969 Jul 20, 2026
perf6.18 · amzn 2023 1:6.18.38-73.137.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1969 Jul 20, 2026
perf6.18-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.18.38-73.137.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1969 Jul 20, 2026
python3-perf6.18 · amzn 2023 1:6.18.38-73.137.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1969 Jul 20, 2026
python3-perf6.18-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.18.38-73.137.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1969 Jul 20, 2026

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