CVE-2026-46214
MEDIUMvsock/virtio: fix accept queue count leak on transport mismatch
Title source: cnaDescription
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: vsock/virtio: fix accept queue count leak on transport mismatch virtio_transport_recv_listen() calls sk_acceptq_added() before vsock_assign_transport(). If vsock_assign_transport() fails or selects a different transport, the error path returns without calling sk_acceptq_removed(), permanently incrementing sk_ack_backlog. After approximately backlog+1 such failures, sk_acceptq_is_full() returns true, causing the listener to reject all new connections. Fix by moving sk_acceptq_added() to after the transport validation, matching the pattern used by vmci_transport and hyperv_transport.
References (8)
Core 8
Core References
Scores
CVSS v3
5.5
EPSS
0.0013
EPSS Percentile
2.8%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Details
Status
published
Products (27)
linux/Kernel
5.11.0 - 5.15.209linux
linux/Kernel
5.16.0 - 6.1.175linux
linux/Kernel
5.5.0 - 5.10.258linux
linux/Kernel
6.13.0 - 6.18.32linux
linux/Kernel
6.19.0 - 7.0.9linux
linux/Kernel
6.2.0 - 6.6.140linux
linux/Kernel
6.7.0 - 6.12.90linux
Linux/Linux
< 5.5
Linux/Linux
5.10.258 - 5.10.*
Linux/Linux
5.15.209 - 5.15.*
... and 17 more
Published
May 28, 2026
Tracked Since
May 28, 2026