xfrm: espintcp: fix UAF during close
CVE-2026-80848 is fixed in 17 products on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2026-80848, released September 10, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: xfrm: espintcp: fix UAF during close ZDI reported and analyzed a race condition during close for espintcp sockets: espintcp_close() frees emsg->skb via kfree_skb() without holding any socket lock. Concurrently, the xfrm_trans_reinject work queue invokes esp_output_tcp_finish() -> espintcp_push_skb() -> espintcp_push_msgs() -> skb_send_sock_locked(), which reads the same skb as a data source. Fix this by adding a synchronize_rcu() call after resetting sk_prot, since esp_output_tcp_finish() runs under RCU and won't use a socket with sk_prot == &tcp_prot. Simply taking the socket lock in espintcp_close() could lead to leaks, if esp_output_tcp_finish() re-adds an skb in the slot we just freed. After this, the existing barrier() is no longer needed.
Where it's fixed
| Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | |||
| dtb-aarch64 · opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.39.1 | OPENSUSE-SU-2026:22091-1 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel-64kb · opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.39.1 | OPENSUSE-SU-2026:22091-1 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel-64kb · sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:4706-1 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel-64kb · sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.39.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:24235-1 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel-azure · opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.39.1 | OPENSUSE-SU-2026:22091-1 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel-azure · sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:4706-1 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel-azure · sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.39.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:24235-1 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel-default · opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.39.1 | OPENSUSE-SU-2026:22091-1 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel-default · sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:4706-1 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel-default · sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.39.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:24197-1 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel-default-base · opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.39.1.160000.2.25 | OPENSUSE-SU-2026:22091-1 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel-default-base · sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1.150700.17.47.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:4706-1 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel-default-base · sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.39.1.160000.2.26 | SUSE-SU-2026:24235-1 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel-docs · opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.39.1 | OPENSUSE-SU-2026:22091-1 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel-docs · sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:4706-1 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel-docs · sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.39.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:24235-1 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel-kvmsmall · opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.39.1 | OPENSUSE-SU-2026:22091-1 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel-kvmsmall · sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.39.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:24235-1 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_21 · sles 15.7 | 1-150700.1.3.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:4640-1 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_22 · sles 15.7 | 1-150700.15.3.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:4706-1 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel-obs-build · opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.39.1 | OPENSUSE-SU-2026:22091-1 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel-obs-build · sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:4706-1 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel-obs-qa · opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.39.1 | OPENSUSE-SU-2026:22091-1 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel-obs-qa · sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.39.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:24235-1 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel-rt · opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.39.1 | OPENSUSE-SU-2026:22091-1 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel-source · opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.39.1 | OPENSUSE-SU-2026:22091-1 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel-source · sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:4706-1 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel-source · sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.39.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:24235-1 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel-syms · opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.39.1 | OPENSUSE-SU-2026:22091-1 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel-syms · sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:4706-1 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel-syms · sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.39.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:24235-1 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel-zfcpdump · opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.39.1 | OPENSUSE-SU-2026:22091-1 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel-zfcpdump · sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:4706-1 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel-zfcpdump · sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.39.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:24235-1 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| linux · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) | 6.1.187-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-80848 | Sep 10, 2026 |
| linux · Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 6.12.111-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-80848 | Sep 10, 2026 |
| linux · Debian 14 | 7.1.13-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-80848 | Sep 10, 2026 |
| linux-6.12 · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) | 6.12.111-1~deb12u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-80848 | Sep 10, 2026 |
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