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CVE-2026-43198 Detail

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tcp: fix potential race in tcp_v6_syn_recv_sock() Code in tcp_v6_syn_recv_sock() after the call to tcp_v4_syn_recv_sock() is done too late. After tcp_v4_syn_recv_sock(), the child socket is already visible from TCP ehash table and other cpus might use it. Since newinet->pinet6 is still pointing to the listener ipv6_pinfo bad things can happen as syzbot found. Move the problematic code in tcp_v6_mapped_child_init() and call this new helper from tcp_v4_syn_recv_sock() before the ehash insertion. This allows the removal of one tcp_sync_mss(), since tcp_v4_syn_recv_sock() will call it with the correct context.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7178e2a8027423b2af17ab95df73a749a5b72e5b kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/858d2a4f67ff69e645a43487ef7ea7f28f06deae kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fe89b2f05b854847784f91127319172945c1fadd kernel.org

Weakness Enumeration

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2026-43198
NVD Published Date:
05/06/2026
NVD Last Modified:
05/08/2026
Source:
kernel.org