FKIE_CVE-2026-74696

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-08-22 16:16 - Updated: 2026-10-14 13:10
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tcp: fix TFO max_qlen accounting across reuseport migration A listener's TCP_FASTOPEN max_qlen stops being accurate and lets through far more pending Fast Open requests than it was configured for. This only shows up with SO_REUSEPORT listener migration, where closing a listener hands its still-pending TFO children over to a surviving one. fastopenq.qlen is charged in tcp_fastopen_create_child() when the child is created and uncharged in reqsk_fastopen_remove() when the handshake completes. The uncharge follows rsk_listener of the request the child points at, and inet_reqsk_clone() has repointed the child at a new request owned by the new listener, so the ++ and the -- land on two different sockets. The new listener's qlen drifts negative and its limit no longer binds. Charge the new listener during migration, like reqsk_queue_migrated() already does for queue->young and queue->qlen.
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version

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      "lang": "en",
      "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ntcp: fix TFO max_qlen accounting across reuseport migration\n\nA listener\u0027s TCP_FASTOPEN max_qlen stops being accurate and lets through\nfar more pending Fast Open requests than it was configured for.\n\nThis only shows up with SO_REUSEPORT listener migration, where closing a\nlistener hands its still-pending TFO children over to a surviving one.\n\nfastopenq.qlen is charged in tcp_fastopen_create_child() when the child\nis created and uncharged in reqsk_fastopen_remove() when the handshake\ncompletes.  The uncharge follows rsk_listener of the request the child\npoints at, and inet_reqsk_clone() has repointed the child at a new\nrequest owned by the new listener, so the ++ and the -- land on two\ndifferent sockets.  The new listener\u0027s qlen drifts negative and its\nlimit no longer binds.\n\nCharge the new listener during migration, like reqsk_queue_migrated()\nalready does for queue-\u003eyoung and queue-\u003eqlen."
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "En el kernel de Linux, la siguiente vulnerabilidad ha sido resuelta:\n\ntcp: corregir la contabilidad de max_qlen de TFO durante la migraci\u00f3n de reuseport\n\nEl max_qlen de TCP_FASTOPEN de un oyente deja de ser preciso y permite el paso de muchas m\u00e1s solicitudes pendientes de Fast Open de las que fue configurado.\n\nEsto solo se manifiesta con la migraci\u00f3n de oyentes SO_REUSEPORT, donde cerrar un oyente entrega sus hijos TFO a\u00fan pendientes a uno sobreviviente.\n\nfastopenq.qlen se carga en tcp_fastopen_create_child() cuando se crea el hijo y se descarga en reqsk_fastopen_remove() cuando el handshake se completa. La descarga sigue a rsk_listener de la solicitud a la que apunta el hijo, e inet_reqsk_clone() ha redirigido al hijo a una nueva solicitud propiedad del nuevo oyente, por lo que el ++ y el -- caen en dos sockets diferentes. El qlen del nuevo oyente se vuelve negativo y su l\u00edmite ya no se aplica.\n\nCargar al nuevo oyente durante la migraci\u00f3n, como ya hace reqsk_queue_migrated() para queue -\u003e young y queue -\u003e qlen."
    }
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  "id": "CVE-2026-74696",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-14T13:10:00.187",
  "metrics": {
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        "cvssData": {
          "attackComplexity": "LOW",
          "attackVector": "NETWORK",
          "availabilityImpact": "HIGH",
          "baseScore": 7.5,
          "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
          "confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
          "integrityImpact": "NONE",
          "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
          "scope": "UNCHANGED",
          "userInteraction": "NONE",
          "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
          "version": "3.1"
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        "exploitabilityScore": 3.9,
        "impactScore": 3.6,
        "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
        "type": "Secondary"
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  "published": "2026-08-22T16:16:44.153",
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      "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
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  "vulnStatus": "Received"
}



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