CVE-2026-23239

HIGH

Linux Kernel 5.6-6.12.75, 6.13-6.18.16, 6.19-6.19.6 - Use-After-Free via espintcp_close Race Condition

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: espintcp: Fix race condition in espintcp_close() This issue was discovered during a code audit. After cancel_work_sync() is called from espintcp_close(), espintcp_tx_work() can still be scheduled from paths such as the Delayed ACK handler or ksoftirqd. As a result, the espintcp_tx_work() worker may dereference a freed espintcp ctx or sk. The following is a simple race scenario: cpu0 cpu1 espintcp_close() cancel_work_sync(&ctx->work); espintcp_write_space() schedule_work(&ctx->work); To prevent this race condition, cancel_work_sync() is replaced with disable_work_sync().

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0001
EPSS Percentile 2.6%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-362
Status published
Products (16)
linux/Kernel 5.6.0 - 6.12.75linux
linux/Kernel 6.13.0 - 6.18.16linux
linux/Kernel 6.19.0 - 6.19.6linux
Linux/Linux < 5.6
Linux/Linux 5.6
Linux/Linux 6.12.75 - 6.12.*
Linux/Linux 6.18.16 - 6.18.*
Linux/Linux 6.19.6 - 6.19.*
Linux/Linux 7.0
Linux/Linux 7.0-rc2
... and 6 more
Published Mar 10, 2026
Tracked Since Mar 11, 2026