Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net/tls: Fix use-after-free after the TLS device goes down and up
When a netdev with active TLS offload goes down, tls_device_down is
called to stop the offload and tear down the TLS context. However, the
socket stays alive, and it still points to the TLS context, which is now
deallocated. If a netdev goes up, while the connection is still active,
and the data flow resumes after a number of TCP retransmissions, it will
lead to a use-after-free of the TLS context.
This commit addresses this bug by keeping the context alive until its
normal destruction, and implements the necessary fallbacks, so that the
connection can resume in software (non-offloaded) kTLS mode.
On the TX side tls_sw_fallback is used to encrypt all packets. The RX
side already has all the necessary fallbacks, because receiving
non-decrypted packets is supported. The thing needed on the RX side is
to block resync requests, which are normally produced after receiving
non-decrypted packets.
The necessary synchronization is implemented for a graceful teardown:
first the fallbacks are deployed, then the driver resources are released
(it used to be possible to have a tls_dev_resync after tls_dev_del).
A new flag called TLS_RX_DEV_DEGRADED is added to indicate the fallback
mode. It's used to skip the RX resync logic completely, as it becomes
useless, and some objects may be released (for example, resync_async,
which is allocated and freed by the driver).
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 4.18 | 5.10.43 |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | linux | 5.10.46-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | linux | 5.10.46-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | linux | 5.10.46-1 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-raspi-realtime | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-riscv +22 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux | 5.4.0-190.210 | USN-6924-1 |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-aws | 5.4.0-1129.139 | USN-6924-2 |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-azure | 5.4.0-1134.141 | USN-6924-1 |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-bluefield | 5.4.0-1089.96 | USN-6924-1 |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-gcp | 5.4.0-1133.142 | USN-6924-1 |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-gke +26 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-gkeop | 5.4.0-1096.100 | USN-6924-1 |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-ibm | 5.4.0-1076.81 | USN-6924-1 |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-iot | 5.4.0-1041.42 | USN-6924-1 |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-kvm | 5.4.0-1117.124 | USN-6924-1 |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-oracle | 5.4.0-1129.138 | USN-6953-1 |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-raspi | 5.4.0-1113.125 | USN-6924-1 |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-xilinx-zynqmp | 5.4.0-1048.52 | USN-6924-1 |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | linux-gcp +14 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | linux-hwe-edge | No fix yet | — |
Show 3 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS 20.04 LTS | linux-fips +3 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS | linux-aws-fips | 5.4.0-1129.139+fips1 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS | linux-azure-fips | 5.4.0-1134.141+fips1 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS | linux-fips | 5.4.0-1103.113 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS | linux-gcp-fips | 5.4.0-1133.142+fips1 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | linux-aws-5.4 | 5.4.0-1129.139~18.04.1 | USN-6924-2 |
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | linux-azure-5.4 | 5.4.0-1134.141~18.04.1 | USN-6924-1 |
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | linux-gcp-5.4 | 5.4.0-1133.142~18.04.1 | USN-6924-1 |
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | linux-hwe-5.4 | 5.4.0-190.210~18.04.1 | USN-6924-1 |
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | linux-ibm-5.4 | 5.4.0-1076.81~18.04.1 | USN-6924-1 |
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | linux-oracle-5.4 | 5.4.0-1129.138~18.04.1 | USN-6953-1 |
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | linux-raspi-5.4 | 5.4.0-1114.126~18.04.1 | USN-6979-1 |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 15 SP3 | kernel-64kb +6 | 5.3.18-150300.59.161.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:1642-1 |
| SLES 15 SP3 | kernel-default-base | 5.3.18-150300.59.161.1.150300.18.94.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:1642-1 |
| SLES 15 SP3 | kernel-docs | 5.3.18-150300.59.161.2 | SUSE-SU-2024:1642-1 |
| SLES 15 SP2 | kernel-default-base | 5.3.18-150200.24.191.1.150200.9.97.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:1650-1 |
| SLES 15 SP2 | kernel-docs +5 | 5.3.18-150200.24.191.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:1650-1 |
| SLES 12 SP5 | kernel-azure +2 | 4.12.14-16.182.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:1643-1 |
| SLES 12 SP5 | kernel-docs +4 | 4.12.14-122.219.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:2184-1 |
Show 12 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES for SAP 15 SP3 | kernel-default-base | 5.3.18-150300.59.161.1.150300.18.94.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:1642-1 |
| SLES for SAP 15 SP3 | kernel-docs | 5.3.18-150300.59.161.2 | SUSE-SU-2024:1642-1 |
| SLES for SAP 15 SP3 | kernel-syms +4 | 5.3.18-150300.59.161.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:1642-1 |
| SLES for SAP 15 SP2 | kernel-default-base | 5.3.18-150200.24.191.1.150200.9.97.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:1650-1 |
| SLES for SAP 15 SP2 | kernel-docs +5 | 5.3.18-150200.24.191.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:1650-1 |
| SLES for SAP 12 SP5 | kernel-azure +2 | 4.12.14-16.182.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:1643-1 |
| SLES for SAP 12 SP5 | kernel-syms +2 | 4.12.14-122.219.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:2184-1 |
| SLE Real Time 12 SP5 | kernel-rt +3 | 4.12.14-10.188.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:1983-1 |
| SLE Micro 5.2 | kernel-default | 5.3.18-150300.59.161.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:1642-1 |
| SLE Micro 5.2 | kernel-default-base | 5.3.18-150300.59.161.1.150300.18.94.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:1642-1 |
| SLE Micro 5.2 | kernel-rt +1 | 5.3.18-150300.169.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:1645-1 |
| SLE Micro 5.1 | kernel-default | 5.3.18-150300.59.161.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:1642-1 |
| SLE Micro 5.1 | kernel-default-base | 5.3.18-150300.59.161.1.150300.18.94.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:1642-1 |
| SLE Micro 5.1 | kernel-rt +1 | 5.3.18-150300.169.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:1645-1 |
| SLE Live Patching 15 SP3 | kernel-default | 5.3.18-150300.59.161.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:1642-1 |
| SLE Live Patching 15 SP3 | kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_44 | 1-150300.7.3.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:1642-1 |
| SLE Live Patching 15 SP2 | kernel-default | 5.3.18-150200.24.191.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:1650-1 |
| SLE Live Patching 15 SP2 | kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP2_Update_48 | 1-150200.5.3.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:1650-1 |
| SLE Live Patching 12 SP5 | kernel-default | 4.12.14-122.219.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:2184-1 |
| SLE Live Patching 12 SP5 | kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP5_Update_57 | 1-8.3.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:2184-1 |
| SLE HPC 15 SP3 | kernel-64kb +5 | 5.3.18-150300.59.161.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:1642-1 |
| SLE HPC 15 SP3 | kernel-default-base | 5.3.18-150300.59.161.1.150300.18.94.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:1642-1 |
| SLE HPC 15 SP3 | kernel-docs | 5.3.18-150300.59.161.2 | SUSE-SU-2024:1642-1 |
| SLE HPC 15 SP2 | kernel-default-base | 5.3.18-150200.24.191.1.150200.9.97.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:1650-1 |
| SLE HPC 15 SP2 | kernel-docs +5 | 5.3.18-150200.24.191.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:1650-1 |
| SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 | kernel-64kb +5 | 5.3.18-150300.59.161.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:1642-1 |
| SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 | kernel-default-base | 5.3.18-150300.59.161.1.150300.18.94.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:1642-1 |
| SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 | kernel-docs | 5.3.18-150300.59.161.2 | SUSE-SU-2024:1642-1 |
Advisories 12
- USN-6979-1 linux-raspi-5.4 vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Oct 23, 2026
- USN-6953-1 linux-oracle, linux-oracle-5.4 vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Oct 23, 2026
- USN-6924-2 linux-aws, linux-aws-5.4 vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Oct 22, 2026
- USN-6924-1 linux, linux-azure, linux-azure-5.4, linux-bluefield, linux-gcp, linux-gcp-5.4, linux-gkeop, linux-hwe-5.4, linux-ibm, linux-ibm-5.4, linux-iot, linux-kvm, linux-raspi, linux-xilinx-zynqmp vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Oct 22, 2026
- WID-SEC-2024-0652 Linux Kernel: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen Denial of Service BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Aug 13, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2024:1645-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2024:1983-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2024:1650-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2024:1643-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2024:2184-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2024:1642-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- WID-SEC-2025-0225 Dell PowerProtect Data Domain: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Oct 1, 2025