GHSA-FVHV-V8P3-VRWQ
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-07-19 12:30 – Updated: 2026-07-20 15:31In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
apparmor: mediate the implicit connect of TCP fast open sendmsg
sendmsg()/sendto() with MSG_FASTOPEN is a combination of connect(2) and write(2): it opens the connection in the SYN. apparmor_socket_sendmsg() only checks AA_MAY_SEND, so a profile that grants send but denies connect lets a confined task open an outbound TCP/MPTCP connection that connect(2) would have refused, bypassing connect mediation.
Mediate the implicit connect when MSG_FASTOPEN is set and a destination is supplied. Add it to apparmor_socket_sendmsg() (not the shared aa_sock_msg_perm() helper, which recvmsg also uses) and call aa_sk_perm() directly, mirroring the selinux and tomoyo fixes. sk_is_tcp() does not cover MPTCP fast open, so the SOCK_STREAM/IPPROTO_MPTCP arm is explicit.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-63828"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-07-19T12:16:56Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\napparmor: mediate the implicit connect of TCP fast open sendmsg\n\nsendmsg()/sendto() with MSG_FASTOPEN is a combination of connect(2) and\nwrite(2): it opens the connection in the SYN. apparmor_socket_sendmsg()\nonly checks AA_MAY_SEND, so a profile that grants send but denies connect\nlets a confined task open an outbound TCP/MPTCP connection that connect(2)\nwould have refused, bypassing connect mediation.\n\nMediate the implicit connect when MSG_FASTOPEN is set and a destination\nis supplied. Add it to apparmor_socket_sendmsg() (not the shared\naa_sock_msg_perm() helper, which recvmsg also uses) and call aa_sk_perm()\ndirectly, mirroring the selinux and tomoyo fixes. sk_is_tcp() does not\ncover MPTCP fast open, so the SOCK_STREAM/IPPROTO_MPTCP arm is explicit.",
"id": "GHSA-fvhv-v8p3-vrwq",
"modified": "2026-07-20T15:31:47Z",
"published": "2026-07-19T12:30:24Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-63828"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/07b71c342382b854ab8030b244aeab6a7228ad7d"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/45ebb934ea50b436ce49b2f159f090dab0d7fa28"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4a69b83045d3195d5b9a9b053ad840ddb2998b4e"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4d587cd8a72155089a627130bbd4716ec0856e21"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7f57428ce00891d26b0f087ef754a4d820ec83aa"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/faea60deaa05c76f0772650f42eafde12bd39d93"
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],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
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