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Critical · 9.8 CVE-2026-53260 EUVD-2026-39211GHSA-cmhx-q3fp-jhf6

tcp: Add preempt_{disable,enable}_nested() in reqsk_queue_hash_req().

Published Jun 25, 2026 · Updated Oct 19, 2026 · Assigned by Linux

Vendor: Linux Product: Linux Package: linux Package: linux Package: linux-6.12 Package: linux-allwinner-5.19 Package: linux-aws Package: linux-aws-5.0 Package: linux-aws-5.11 Package: linux-aws-5.13 Package: linux-aws-5.19 Package: linux-aws-5.3 Package: linux-aws-5.8 Package: linux-aws-6.14 Package: linux-aws-6.17 Package: linux-aws-6.2 Package: linux-aws-6.5 Package: linux-aws-7.0 Package: linux-azure Package: linux-azure-5.11 Package: linux-azure-5.13 Package: linux-azure-5.19 Package: linux-azure-5.3 Package: linux-azure-5.8 Package: linux-azure-6.11 Package: linux-azure-6.14 Package: linux-azure-6.17 Package: linux-azure-6.2 Package: linux-azure-6.5 Package: linux-azure-7.0 Package: linux-azure-edge Package: linux-azure-fde Package: linux-azure-fde-5.19 Package: linux-azure-fde-6.14 Package: linux-azure-fde-6.2 Package: linux-azure-fde-7.0 Package: linux-azure-nvidia-6.14 Package: linux-gcp Package: linux-gcp-5.11 Package: linux-gcp-5.13 Package: linux-gcp-5.19 Package: linux-gcp-5.3 Package: linux-gcp-5.8 Package: linux-gcp-6.11 Package: linux-gcp-6.14 Package: linux-gcp-6.17 Package: linux-gcp-6.2 Package: linux-gcp-6.5 Package: linux-gcp-7.0 Package: linux-gke Package: linux-gke-4.15 Package: linux-gke-5.15 Package: linux-gke-5.4 Package: linux-gkeop Package: linux-gkeop-5.15 Package: linux-gkeop-5.4 Package: linux-hwe Package: linux-hwe-5.11 Package: linux-hwe-5.13 Package: linux-hwe-5.19 Package: linux-hwe-5.8 Package: linux-hwe-6.11 Package: linux-hwe-6.14 Package: linux-hwe-6.17 Package: linux-hwe-6.2 Package: linux-hwe-6.5 Package: linux-hwe-7.0 Package: linux-hwe-edge Package: linux-ibm Package: linux-intel-5.13 Package: linux-intel-iot-realtime Package: linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19 Package: linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11 Package: linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2 Package: linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5 Package: linux-nvidia Package: linux-nvidia-6.11 Package: linux-nvidia-6.17 Package: linux-nvidia-6.2 Package: linux-nvidia-6.5 Package: linux-nvidia-7.0 Package: linux-nvidia-bos Package: linux-oem Package: linux-oem-5.10 Package: linux-oem-5.13 Package: linux-oem-5.14 Package: linux-oem-5.17 Package: linux-oem-5.6 Package: linux-oem-6.0 Package: linux-oem-6.1 Package: linux-oem-6.11 Package: linux-oem-6.14 Package: linux-oem-6.17 Package: linux-oem-6.5 Package: linux-oem-6.8 Package: linux-oem-7.0 Package: linux-oracle Package: linux-oracle-5.0 Package: linux-oracle-5.11 Package: linux-oracle-5.13 Package: linux-oracle-5.3 Package: linux-oracle-5.8 Package: linux-oracle-6.14 Package: linux-oracle-6.17 Package: linux-oracle-6.5 Package: linux-oracle-7.0 Package: linux-raspi Package: linux-raspi-realtime Package: linux-raspi2 Package: linux-realtime Package: linux-realtime-6.14 Package: linux-realtime-6.17 Package: linux-riscv Package: linux-riscv-5.11 Package: linux-riscv-5.19 Package: linux-riscv-5.8 Package: linux-riscv-6.14 Package: linux-riscv-6.17 Package: linux-riscv-6.5 Package: linux-riscv-7.0 Package: linux-starfive-5.19 Package: linux-starfive-6.2 Package: linux-starfive-6.5 Package: linux-vmware Platform: Linux Ecosystem: Debian Ecosystem: Ubuntu

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

tcp: Add preempt_{disable,enable}_nested() in reqsk_queue_hash_req().

syzbot reported a weird reqsk->rsk_refcnt underflow in
__inet_csk_reqsk_queue_drop().

The captured reqsk_put() in __inet_csk_reqsk_queue_drop()
is called only when it successfully removes reqsk from ehash.

Moreover, reqsk_timer_handler() calls another reqsk_put()
after that.

This indicates that the reqsk was missing both refcnts for
ehash and the timer itself.

Since all the syzbot reports had PREEMPT_RT enabled, the only
possible scenario is that reqsk_queue_hash_req() is preempted
after mod_timer() and before refcount_set(), and then the timer
triggered after 1s aborts the reqsk due to its listener's close().

Let's wrap mod_timer() and refcount_set() with
preempt_disable_nested() and preempt_enable_nested().

Note that inet_ehash_insert() holds the normal spin_lock()
(mutex in PREEMPT_RT), so it must be called outside of
preempt_disable_nested(), but this is fine.

The lookup path just ignores 0 sk_refcnt entries in ehash
and tries to create another reqsk, but this will fail at
inet_ehash_insert().

[0]:
refcount_t: underflow; use-after-free.
WARNING: lib/refcount.c:28 at refcount_warn_saturate+0xb2/0x110 lib/refcount.c:28, CPU#0: ktimers/0/16
Modules linked in:
CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 16 Comm: ktimers/0 Tainted: G L syzkaller #0 PREEMPT_{RT,(full)}
Tainted: [L]=SOFTLOCKUP
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 04/18/2026
RIP: 0010:refcount_warn_saturate+0xb2/0x110 lib/refcount.c:28
Code: e4 7d d1 0a 67 48 0f b9 3a eb 4a e8 38 3d 23 fd 48 8d 3d e1 7d d1 0a 67 48 0f b9 3a eb 37 e8 25 3d 23 fd 48 8d 3d de 7d d1 0a <67> 48 0f b9 3a eb 24 e8 12 3d 23 fd 48 8d 3d db 7d d1 0a 67 48 0f
RSP: 0000:ffffc90000157948 EFLAGS: 00010246
RAX: ffffffff84a1301b RBX: 0000000000000003 RCX: ffff88801ca98000
RDX: 0000000000000100 RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: ffffffff8f72ae00
RBP: ffffffff99ae3b01 R08: ffff88801ca98000 R09: 0000000000000005
R10: 0000000000000100 R11: 0000000000000004 R12: ffff8880425ef568
R13: ffff8880425ef4f8 R14: ffff8880425ef578 R15: 0000000000000000
FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff888126386000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
CR2: 00007f7b46710e9c CR3: 000000000dbb6000 CR4: 00000000003526f0
Call Trace:
<TASK>
__refcount_sub_and_test include/linux/refcount.h:400 [inline]
__refcount_dec_and_test include/linux/refcount.h:432 [inline]
refcount_dec_and_test include/linux/refcount.h:450 [inline]
reqsk_put include/net/request_sock.h:136 [inline]
__inet_csk_reqsk_queue_drop+0x3ce/0x440 net/ipv4/inet_connection_sock.c:1007
reqsk_timer_handler+0x651/0xdf0 net/ipv4/inet_connection_sock.c:1137
call_timer_fn+0x192/0x5e0 kernel/time/timer.c:1748
expire_timers kernel/time/timer.c:1799 [inline]
__run_timers kernel/time/timer.c:2374 [inline]
__run_timer_base+0x6a3/0x9f0 kernel/time/timer.c:2386
run_timer_base kernel/time/timer.c:2395 [inline]
run_timer_softirq+0x67/0x170 kernel/time/timer.c:2403
handle_softirqs+0x1de/0x6d0 kernel/softirq.c:622
__do_softirq kernel/softirq.c:656 [inline]
run_ktimerd+0x69/0x100 kernel/softirq.c:1151
smpboot_thread_fn+0x541/0xa50 kernel/smpboot.c:160
kthread+0x388/0x470 kernel/kthread.c:436
ret_from_fork+0x514/0xb70 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158
ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245
</TASK>

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Linux Linux 6.12 6.12.97

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.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 linux 7.0.13-1 —
Debian 13 linux 6.12.100-1 —
Debian 12 linux-6.12 6.12.100-1~deb12u1 —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS linux 7.0.0-29.29 USN-8629-1
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS linux-aws +3 7.0.0-1010.10 USN-8660-1, USN-8637-1, USN-8629-1
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS linux-gke 7.0.0-1005.6 USN-8660-1
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS linux-ibm +1 7.0.0-1011.11 USN-8629-1
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS linux-nvidia-bos 7.0.0-2016.16 USN-8664-1
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS linux-oracle 7.0.0-1009.9 USN-8629-1
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS linux-raspi +1 7.0.0-1016.16 USN-8663-1, USN-8629-1
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS linux-riscv +1 7.0.0-29.29.1 USN-8629-1
Ubuntu 25.10 linux +8 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-aws-7.0 7.0.0-1010.10~24.04.1 USN-8629-2
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-azure-7.0 7.0.0-1014.14~24.04.1 USN-8728-2
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-azure-fde-7.0 7.0.0-1013.13~24.04.1 —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-gcp-7.0 +1 7.0.0-1011.11~24.04.1 USN-8728-3, USN-8728-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-hwe-7.0 7.0.0-29.29~24.04.2 USN-8629-3
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-nvidia-6.17 6.17.0-1032.32 USN-8748-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-nvidia-7.0 7.0.0-1016.16~24.04.1 USN-8663-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-oem-6.17 6.17.0-1033.33 USN-8911-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-riscv +24 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-riscv-7.0 7.0.0-30.30.1~24.04.1 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-riscv +32 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-gke +28 No fix yet —
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ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-gcp +14 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS linux-hwe-edge No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro Realtime 24.04 LTS linux-realtime-6.14 +1 No fix yet —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES 15 SP7 kernel-64kb +7 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4254-1
SLES 15 SP7 kernel-default-base 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1.150700.17.45.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4254-1
SLES 15 SP6 kernel-64kb +6 6.4.0-150600.23.135.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4369-1
SLES 15 SP6 kernel-default-base 6.4.0-150600.23.135.1.150600.12.62.4 SUSE-SU-2026:4369-1
SLES 15 SP5 kernel-64kb +6 5.14.21-150500.55.182.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4595-1, SUSE-SU-2026:3595-1
SLES 15 SP5 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150500.55.182.1.150500.6.85.2 SUSE-SU-2026:4595-1, SUSE-SU-2026:3595-1
SLES 15 SP4 kernel-64kb +6 5.14.21-150400.24.235.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4284-1, SUSE-SU-2026:3593-1
SLES 15 SP4 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.235.1.150400.24.118.3 SUSE-SU-2026:4284-1, SUSE-SU-2026:3593-1
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SLES for SAP 16.0 kernel-64kb +8 6.12.0-160000.37.1 SUSE-SU-2026:23231-1, SUSE-SU-2026:23221-1
SLES for SAP 16.0 kernel-default-base 6.12.0-160000.37.1.160000.2.19 SUSE-SU-2026:23231-1, SUSE-SU-2026:23221-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP6 kernel-default-base 6.4.0-150600.23.135.1.150600.12.62.4 SUSE-SU-2026:4369-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP6 kernel-docs +4 6.4.0-150600.23.135.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4369-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP5 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150500.55.182.1.150500.6.85.2 SUSE-SU-2026:4595-1, SUSE-SU-2026:3595-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP5 kernel-docs +4 5.14.21-150500.55.182.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4595-1, SUSE-SU-2026:3595-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP4 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.235.1.150400.24.118.3 SUSE-SU-2026:4284-1, SUSE-SU-2026:3593-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP4 kernel-docs +4 5.14.21-150400.24.235.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4284-1, SUSE-SU-2026:3593-1
SLES 16.0 kernel-64kb +8 6.12.0-160000.37.1 SUSE-SU-2026:23237-1, SUSE-SU-2026:23231-1, SUSE-SU-2026:23221-1
SLES 16.0 kernel-default-base 6.12.0-160000.37.1.160000.2.19 SUSE-SU-2026:23231-1, SUSE-SU-2026:23221-1
SLE Micro 6.2 kernel-default-base 6.12.0-160000.37.1.160000.2.19 SUSE-SU-2026:23068-1
SLE Micro 6.2 kernel-rt +5 6.12.0-160000.37.1 SUSE-SU-2026:23068-1, SUSE-SU-2026:23066-1
SLE Micro 6.1 kernel-default-base 6.4.0-52.1.21.34 SUSE-SU-2026:23529-1
SLE Micro 6.1 kernel-rt +4 6.4.0-52.1 SUSE-SU-2026:23529-1, SUSE-SU-2026:23528-1
SLE Micro 6.0 kernel-default-base 6.4.0-52.1.21.36 SUSE-SU-2026:23481-1
SLE Micro 6.0 kernel-rt +4 6.4.0-52.1 SUSE-SU-2026:23481-1, SUSE-SU-2026:23477-1
SLE Micro 5.5 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150500.55.182.1.150500.6.85.2 SUSE-SU-2026:4595-1, SUSE-SU-2026:3595-1
SLE Micro 5.5 kernel-rt +1 5.14.21-150500.13.156.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4347-1, SUSE-SU-2026:3617-1
SLE Micro 5.5 kernel-source +1 5.14.21-150500.55.182.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4595-1, SUSE-SU-2026:3595-1
SLE Micro 5.4 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.235.1.150400.24.118.3 SUSE-SU-2026:4284-1, SUSE-SU-2026:3593-1
SLE Micro 5.4 kernel-rt +1 5.14.21-150400.15.181.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4279-1, SUSE-SU-2026:3616-1
SLE Micro 5.4 kernel-source +1 5.14.21-150400.24.235.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4284-1, SUSE-SU-2026:3593-1
SLE Micro 5.3 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.235.1.150400.24.118.3 SUSE-SU-2026:4284-1, SUSE-SU-2026:3593-1
SLE Micro 5.3 kernel-rt +1 5.14.21-150400.15.181.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4279-1, SUSE-SU-2026:3616-1
SLE Micro 5.3 kernel-source +1 5.14.21-150400.24.235.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4284-1, SUSE-SU-2026:3593-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP7 kernel-default 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4254-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP7 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_20 1-150700.1.3.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4120-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP7 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_21 1-150700.15.3.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4254-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP6 kernel-default 6.4.0-150600.23.135.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4369-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP6 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_31 1-150600.13.3.4 SUSE-SU-2026:4369-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP5 kernel-default 5.14.21-150500.55.182.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4595-1, SUSE-SU-2026:3595-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP5 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_44 1-150500.11.5.1 SUSE-SU-2026:3595-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP5 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_45 1-150500.11.5.3 SUSE-SU-2026:4595-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP4 kernel-default 5.14.21-150400.24.235.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4284-1, SUSE-SU-2026:3593-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP4 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_58 1-150400.9.7.1 SUSE-SU-2026:3593-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP4 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_59 1-150400.9.5.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4284-1
SLE HPC 15 SP5 kernel-64kb +5 5.14.21-150500.55.182.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4595-1, SUSE-SU-2026:3595-1
SLE HPC 15 SP5 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150500.55.182.1.150500.6.85.2 SUSE-SU-2026:4595-1, SUSE-SU-2026:3595-1
SLE HPC 15 SP4 kernel-64kb +5 5.14.21-150400.24.235.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4284-1, SUSE-SU-2026:3593-1
SLE HPC 15 SP4 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.235.1.150400.24.118.3 SUSE-SU-2026:4284-1, SUSE-SU-2026:3593-1
SUSE Real Time Module 15 SP7 kernel-rt +2 6.4.0-150700.7.75.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4120-1
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
openSUSE Leap 16.0 kernel-default-base 6.12.0-160000.37.1.160000.2.19 openSUSE-SU-2026:21555-1
openSUSE Leap 16.0 kernel-rt +11 6.12.0-160000.37.1 openSUSE-SU-2026:21555-1

Oracle Linux

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Oracle Linux 9 kernel-uek +34 6.12.0-206.104.3.3.el10uek ELSA-2026-500248

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