CVE-2026-68284
bpf, sockmap: Fix cork use-after-free in tcp_bpf_sendmsg()
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 7.8 High
- Published
- Aug 10, 2026
- Updated
- Oct 19, 2026
- Reserved
- Jul 30, 2026
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.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 7.8 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | Linux |
Weaknesses
- CWE-416 Use After Free
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
LinuxLinux |
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LinuxLinux |
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References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0688e6fe599d2d39147ae9ece97944c6e1815ebf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b2bcbeabfd843d47468fa095b1bd08ddb90cf616
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/54be47e7cbb936429c3bbdfc526ea943954aaf80
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ee762f684eefa59de34d9ed93cab08336e834f47
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cde4d6bcd9b73073c66498f6723c7b364c4dbc18
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/786d690257ec7a0c839f8710456e444ce3f1348b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/752b1159ed5d0c48fe169a3721b96660a9822aa1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2d66a033864e27ab8d5e44cb36f31d9d2413bee4
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