GHSA-H943-R25Q-4C77
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-08-22 18:30 – Updated: 2026-08-25 06:31In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
bpf, sockmap: Fix sk_redir use-after-free in send verdict
sk_psock_msg_verdict() takes a socket reference for psock->sk_redir. tcp_bpf_send_verdict() copies that pointer while holding the source socket lock, but does not take a reference for the local copy before dropping the lock around tcp_bpf_sendmsg_redir().
When apply_bytes keeps the cached verdict active, another sendmsg() on the same source socket can consume the remaining bytes and release the cached reference while the first thread still holds only the raw local pointer:
CPU 0 CPU 1 sk_redir = psock->sk_redir apply_bytes remains nonzero release_sock(sk) lock_sock(sk) apply_bytes reaches zero psock->sk_redir = NULL release_sock(sk) tcp_bpf_sendmsg_redir(sk_redir) sock_put(sk_redir) tcp_bpf_sendmsg_redir(sk_redir)
The final sock_put() can free sk_redir before CPU 0 dereferences it.
KASAN reported:
BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in tcp_bpf_sendmsg_redir+0xf39/0x1020 Read of size 8 at addr ffff888108537090 by task poc/87 Call Trace: tcp_bpf_sendmsg_redir+0xf39/0x1020 tcp_bpf_sendmsg+0x977/0x1a50 __sys_sendto+0x32c/0x3a0 __x64_sys_sendto+0xdb/0x1b0 Allocated by task 85: sk_prot_alloc+0x56/0x210 sk_clone+0x6f/0x14b0 inet_csk_clone_lock+0x24/0x740 tcp_create_openreq_child+0x25/0x2710 tcp_v4_syn_recv_sock+0x10a/0xe00 Freed by task 0: __kasan_slab_free+0x43/0x70 slab_free_after_rcu_debug+0xa6/0x1e0 rcu_core+0x50a/0x1850 Last potentially related work creation: __sk_destruct+0x3da/0x540 sk_psock_destroy+0x81e/0xab0 process_one_work+0x63a/0x1070
Take a temporary socket reference while the source socket lock still protects psock->sk_redir, and drop it after tcp_bpf_sendmsg_redir() returns. This keeps each unlocked use independent of cached-verdict ownership.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-74589"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-08-22T16:16:31Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nbpf, sockmap: Fix sk_redir use-after-free in send verdict\n\nsk_psock_msg_verdict() takes a socket reference for psock-\u003esk_redir.\ntcp_bpf_send_verdict() copies that pointer while holding the source socket\nlock, but does not take a reference for the local copy before dropping the\nlock around tcp_bpf_sendmsg_redir().\n\nWhen apply_bytes keeps the cached verdict active, another sendmsg() on the\nsame source socket can consume the remaining bytes and release the cached\nreference while the first thread still holds only the raw local pointer:\n\n CPU 0 CPU 1\n sk_redir = psock-\u003esk_redir\n apply_bytes remains nonzero\n release_sock(sk)\n lock_sock(sk)\n apply_bytes reaches zero\n psock-\u003esk_redir = NULL\n release_sock(sk)\n tcp_bpf_sendmsg_redir(sk_redir)\n sock_put(sk_redir)\n tcp_bpf_sendmsg_redir(sk_redir)\n\nThe final sock_put() can free sk_redir before CPU 0 dereferences it.\n\nKASAN reported:\n\n BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in tcp_bpf_sendmsg_redir+0xf39/0x1020\n Read of size 8 at addr ffff888108537090 by task poc/87\n Call Trace:\n tcp_bpf_sendmsg_redir+0xf39/0x1020\n tcp_bpf_sendmsg+0x977/0x1a50\n __sys_sendto+0x32c/0x3a0\n __x64_sys_sendto+0xdb/0x1b0\n Allocated by task 85:\n sk_prot_alloc+0x56/0x210\n sk_clone+0x6f/0x14b0\n inet_csk_clone_lock+0x24/0x740\n tcp_create_openreq_child+0x25/0x2710\n tcp_v4_syn_recv_sock+0x10a/0xe00\n Freed by task 0:\n __kasan_slab_free+0x43/0x70\n slab_free_after_rcu_debug+0xa6/0x1e0\n rcu_core+0x50a/0x1850\n Last potentially related work creation:\n __sk_destruct+0x3da/0x540\n sk_psock_destroy+0x81e/0xab0\n process_one_work+0x63a/0x1070\n\nTake a temporary socket reference while the source socket lock still\nprotects psock-\u003esk_redir, and drop it after tcp_bpf_sendmsg_redir()\nreturns. This keeps each unlocked use independent of cached-verdict\nownership.",
"id": "GHSA-h943-r25q-4c77",
"modified": "2026-08-25T06:31:21Z",
"published": "2026-08-22T18:30:25Z",
"references": [
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"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-74589"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/90a19b0894ba79a699b48cf44421b36fbd566e99"
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
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