{"dataType":"CVE_RECORD","dataVersion":"5.2","cveMetadata":{"cveId":"CVE-2026-53260","assignerOrgId":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67","state":"PUBLISHED","assignerShortName":"Linux","dateReserved":"2026-06-09T07:44:35.394Z","datePublished":"2026-06-25T08:39:49.229Z","dateUpdated":"2026-08-05T12:34:39.011Z"},"containers":{"cna":{"providerMetadata":{"orgId":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67","shortName":"Linux","dateUpdated":"2026-08-05T12:34:39.011Z"},"descriptions":[{"lang":"en","value":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ntcp: Add preempt_{disable,enable}_nested() in reqsk_queue_hash_req().\n\nsyzbot reported a weird reqsk->rsk_refcnt underflow in\n__inet_csk_reqsk_queue_drop().\n\nThe captured reqsk_put() in __inet_csk_reqsk_queue_drop()\nis called only when it successfully removes reqsk from ehash.\n\nMoreover, reqsk_timer_handler() calls another reqsk_put()\nafter that.\n\nThis indicates that the reqsk was missing both refcnts for\nehash and the timer itself.\n\nSince all the syzbot reports had PREEMPT_RT enabled, the only\npossible scenario is that reqsk_queue_hash_req() is preempted\nafter mod_timer() and before refcount_set(), and then the timer\ntriggered after 1s aborts the reqsk due to its listener's close().\n\nLet's wrap mod_timer() and refcount_set() with\npreempt_disable_nested() and preempt_enable_nested().\n\nNote that inet_ehash_insert() holds the normal spin_lock()\n(mutex in PREEMPT_RT), so it must be called outside of\npreempt_disable_nested(), but this is fine.\n\nThe lookup path just ignores 0 sk_refcnt entries in ehash\nand tries to create another reqsk, but this will fail at\ninet_ehash_insert().\n\n[0]:\nrefcount_t: underflow; use-after-free.\nWARNING: lib/refcount.c:28 at refcount_warn_saturate+0xb2/0x110 lib/refcount.c:28, CPU#0: ktimers/0/16\nModules linked in:\nCPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 16 Comm: ktimers/0 Tainted: G             L      syzkaller #0 PREEMPT_{RT,(full)}\nTainted: [L]=SOFTLOCKUP\nHardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 04/18/2026\nRIP: 0010:refcount_warn_saturate+0xb2/0x110 lib/refcount.c:28\nCode: e4 7d d1 0a 67 48 0f b9 3a eb 4a e8 38 3d 23 fd 48 8d 3d e1 7d d1 0a 67 48 0f b9 3a eb 37 e8 25 3d 23 fd 48 8d 3d de 7d d1 0a <67> 48 0f b9 3a eb 24 e8 12 3d 23 fd 48 8d 3d db 7d d1 0a 67 48 0f\nRSP: 0000:ffffc90000157948 EFLAGS: 00010246\nRAX: ffffffff84a1301b RBX: 0000000000000003 RCX: ffff88801ca98000\nRDX: 0000000000000100 RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: ffffffff8f72ae00\nRBP: ffffffff99ae3b01 R08: ffff88801ca98000 R09: 0000000000000005\nR10: 0000000000000100 R11: 0000000000000004 R12: ffff8880425ef568\nR13: ffff8880425ef4f8 R14: ffff8880425ef578 R15: 0000000000000000\nFS:  0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff888126386000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000\nCS:  0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033\nCR2: 00007f7b46710e9c CR3: 000000000dbb6000 CR4: 00000000003526f0\nCall Trace:\n <TASK>\n __refcount_sub_and_test include/linux/refcount.h:400 [inline]\n __refcount_dec_and_test include/linux/refcount.h:432 [inline]\n refcount_dec_and_test include/linux/refcount.h:450 [inline]\n reqsk_put include/net/request_sock.h:136 [inline]\n __inet_csk_reqsk_queue_drop+0x3ce/0x440 net/ipv4/inet_connection_sock.c:1007\n reqsk_timer_handler+0x651/0xdf0 net/ipv4/inet_connection_sock.c:1137\n call_timer_fn+0x192/0x5e0 kernel/time/timer.c:1748\n expire_timers kernel/time/timer.c:1799 [inline]\n __run_timers kernel/time/timer.c:2374 [inline]\n __run_timer_base+0x6a3/0x9f0 kernel/time/timer.c:2386\n run_timer_base kernel/time/timer.c:2395 [inline]\n run_timer_softirq+0x67/0x170 kernel/time/timer.c:2403\n handle_softirqs+0x1de/0x6d0 kernel/softirq.c:622\n __do_softirq kernel/softirq.c:656 [inline]\n run_ktimerd+0x69/0x100 kernel/softirq.c:1151\n smpboot_thread_fn+0x541/0xa50 kernel/smpboot.c:160\n kthread+0x388/0x470 kernel/kthread.c:436\n ret_from_fork+0x514/0xb70 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158\n ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245\n </TASK>"}],"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 - The vulnerable TCP request-socket path is reached by unauthenticated IPv4 or IPv6 SYN packets delivered to a listening socket over the network. This occurs before any application-level authentication.\nAC:L - Although the bug is a PREEMPT_RT timing race, an attacker can repeatedly create request sockets and timer/drop races by driving TCP connection attempts; under the required higher-severity rule this is treated as attacker-controllable rather than an uncontrollable environmental condition.\nPR:N - No credentials, capabilities, or prior authentication are required to send SYN packets to an exposed TCP listener and reach `tcp_conn_request()` and `reqsk_queue_hash_req()`. The path is in the generic TCP receive stack.\nUI:N - Exploitation does not require a victim user to open a file, mount anything, or perform an interactive action. Network traffic alone can exercise the vulnerable path on an affected listening service.\nS:U - The impact is within the kernel/network stack security authority on the same host. There is no VM escape, IOMMU bypass, or cross-authority boundary change.\nC:H - The failure is explicitly reported as a refcount underflow/use-after-free in a kernel heap object. Per the required guidance, UAF-class lifetime corruption is scored as high confidentiality impact because it can potentially be shaped into memory disclosure.\nI:H - The corrupted request-socket lifetime can leave stale kernel objects reachable through ehash/timer paths. Per the required guidance, UAF-class kernel memory corruption is scored as high integrity impact because it may be exploitable for write or control-flow manipulation.\nA:H - The observed failure triggers a kernel refcount warning with use-after-free semantics in timer context and can destabilize networking or the kernel. Kernel warnings/oopses, hangs, or UAF-triggered crashes are high availability impact."}]}],"affected":[{"product":"Linux","vendor":"Linux","defaultStatus":"unaffected","repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","programFiles":["net/ipv4/inet_connection_sock.c"],"versions":[{"version":"d2d6422f8bd17c6bb205133e290625a564194496","lessThan":"889fc99967007e2493833515a645cb2d800f6742","status":"affected","versionType":"git"},{"version":"d2d6422f8bd17c6bb205133e290625a564194496","lessThan":"de5a46f3b2c8d3cd20afa158bd3a725e3e3d6fd3","status":"affected","versionType":"git"},{"version":"d2d6422f8bd17c6bb205133e290625a564194496","lessThan":"b183215ff714efb747d9d5a429322ba6404b5401","status":"affected","versionType":"git"},{"version":"d2d6422f8bd17c6bb205133e290625a564194496","lessThan":"e10902df24488ca722303133acfc82490f7d59ad","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/ipv4/inet_connection_sock.c"],"versions":[{"version":"6.12","status":"affected"},{"version":"0","lessThan":"6.12","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.12.97","lessThanOrEqual":"6.12.*","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.18.40","lessThanOrEqual":"6.18.*","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"7.0.13","lessThanOrEqual":"7.0.*","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"7.1","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":"6.12","versionEndExcluding":"6.12.97"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"6.12","versionEndExcluding":"6.18.40"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"6.12","versionEndExcluding":"7.0.13"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"6.12","versionEndExcluding":"7.1"}]}]}],"references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/889fc99967007e2493833515a645cb2d800f6742"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/de5a46f3b2c8d3cd20afa158bd3a725e3e3d6fd3"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b183215ff714efb747d9d5a429322ba6404b5401"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e10902df24488ca722303133acfc82490f7d59ad"}],"title":"tcp: Add preempt_{disable,enable}_nested() in reqsk_queue_hash_req().","x_generator":{"engine":"bippy-1.2.0"}}}}