{"id":"CVE-2026-72299","title":"tipc: restrict socket queue dumps in enqueue tracepoints","summary":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ntipc: restrict socket queue dumps in enqueue tracepoints\n\ntipc_sk_enqueue() runs with sk->sk_lock.slock held while the socket is\nowned by user context. The spinlock pro…","severity":"critical","cvss":9.8,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","cvssSource":"cna","vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","affected":["Linux >= 01e661ebfbad40e6280fb8ec25f2861d39ba4387 < ae5d0d9ce767b20a5580bb6dc5e06f3e1b8a0fb0","Linux >= 01e661ebfbad40e6280fb8ec25f2861d39ba4387 < 273ff83c49b82e4267373adbe629e6ee8aeaa16c","Linux >= 01e661ebfbad40e6280fb8ec25f2861d39ba4387 < 258fb15b30db4f3941ab335d5e02f744baf1da54","Linux >= 01e661ebfbad40e6280fb8ec25f2861d39ba4387 < 12876864f9de5fa6f611a30c6c17e405a773bf0a","Linux >= 01e661ebfbad40e6280fb8ec25f2861d39ba4387 < b9e100815f4b55e9ccaf6af9a3aba173eb13d381","Linux >= 01e661ebfbad40e6280fb8ec25f2861d39ba4387 < 61a55fa24a5d737436018764a647fe5b6cb36371","Linux >= 01e661ebfbad40e6280fb8ec25f2861d39ba4387 < 6acbbe54215d5f4251593000cff2bf51d6748713","Linux >= 01e661ebfbad40e6280fb8ec25f2861d39ba4387 < acd7df8d955480a6f6e5bb809da67b1500cc3cf4","Linux 5.0"],"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"yes","technicalImpact":"total","timestamp":"2026-10-16T18:46:06.662834Z"},"published":"2026-08-15","updated":"2026-10-16","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-16T18:55:15.859Z","source":"CVEORG","sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-72299","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ae5d0d9ce767b20a5580bb6dc5e06f3e1b8a0fb0"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/273ff83c49b82e4267373adbe629e6ee8aeaa16c"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/258fb15b30db4f3941ab335d5e02f744baf1da54"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/12876864f9de5fa6f611a30c6c17e405a773bf0a"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b9e100815f4b55e9ccaf6af9a3aba173eb13d381"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/61a55fa24a5d737436018764a647fe5b6cb36371"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6acbbe54215d5f4251593000cff2bf51d6748713"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/acd7df8d955480a6f6e5bb809da67b1500cc3cf4"}],"tags":["cve.org"],"epss":0.00745,"epssPercentile":0.53885,"ingestedAt":"2026-10-16T19:46:24.412Z","slug":"CVE-2026-72299","body":"## Overview\n\nIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ntipc: restrict socket queue dumps in enqueue tracepoints\n\ntipc_sk_enqueue() runs with sk->sk_lock.slock held while the socket is\nowned by user context. The spinlock protects the backlog queue in this\npath, but it does not serialize against the socket owner consuming or\npurging sk_receive_queue.\n\nKASAN reported:\n\n  CPU: 14 UID: 0 PID: 1050 Comm: tipc3 Not tainted 7.1.0-rc6+ #126 PREEMPT(lazy)\n  Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS 1.15.0-1 04/01/2014\n  Call Trace:\n    <TASK>\n    dump_stack_lvl+0x76/0xa0 lib/dump_stack.c:123\n    print_report+0xce/0x5b0 mm/kasan/report.c:482\n    kasan_report+0xc6/0x100 mm/kasan/report.c:597\n    __asan_report_load4_noabort+0x14/0x30 mm/kasan/report_generic.c:380\n    tipc_skb_dump+0x1327/0x16f0 net/tipc/trace.c:73\n    tipc_list_dump+0x208/0x2e0 net/tipc/trace.c:187\n    tipc_sk_dump+0xaf6/0xd60 net/tipc/socket.c:3996\n    trace_event_raw_event_tipc_sk_class+0x312/0x5a0 net/tipc/trace.h:188\n    tipc_sk_rcv+0xb1d/0x1d50 net/tipc/socket.c:2497\n    tipc_node_xmit+0x1c3/0x1440 net/tipc/node.c:1689\n    __tipc_sendmsg+0x97a/0x1440 net/tipc/socket.c:1512\n    tipc_sendmsg+0x52/0x80 net/tipc/socket.c:1400\n    sock_sendmsg+0x2f6/0x3e0 net/socket.c:825\n    splice_to_socket+0x7f9/0x1010 fs/splice.c:884\n    do_splice+0xe21/0x2330 fs/splice.c:936\n    __do_splice+0x153/0x260 fs/splice.c:1431\n    __x64_sys_splice+0x150/0x230 fs/splice.c:1616\n    x64_sys_call+0xeb5/0x2790 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:41\n    do_syscall_64+0xf3/0x620 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63\n    entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x76/0x7e arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:130\n  RIP: 0033:0x71624e8aafe2\n  Code: 08 0f 85 71 3a ff ff 49 89 fb 48 89 f0 48 89 d7 48 89 ce 4c 89 c2 4d 89 ca 4c 8b 44 24 08 4c 8b 4c 24 10 4c 89 5c 24 08 0f 05 <c3> 66 2e 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 66 2e 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 66\n  RSP: 002b:0000716157ffed68 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000113\n  RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 0000716157fff6c0 RCX: 000071624e8aafe2\n  RDX: 000000000000005f RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: 0000000000000066\n  RBP: 0000716157ffed90 R08: 0000000000008000 R09: 0000000000000001\n  R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: ffffffffffffff00\n  R13: 0000000000000021 R14: 0000000000000000 R15: 00007fff89799c40\n    </TASK>\n\nThe TIPC_DUMP_ALL tracepoints in tipc_sk_enqueue() also dump\nsk_receive_queue and can therefore dereference skbs that the socket\nowner has already dequeued or freed. Restrict these dumps to\nTIPC_DUMP_SK_BKLGQ, which matches the queue protected by the held\nspinlock.\n\nKeep the change limited to the enqueue path, where the unsafe queue dump\nis reachable while the socket is owned by user context.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `Linux >= 01e661ebfbad40e6280fb8ec25f2861d39ba4387 < ae5d0d9ce767b20a5580bb6dc5e06f3e1b8a0fb0`\n- `Linux >= 01e661ebfbad40e6280fb8ec25f2861d39ba4387 < 273ff83c49b82e4267373adbe629e6ee8aeaa16c`\n- `Linux >= 01e661ebfbad40e6280fb8ec25f2861d39ba4387 < 258fb15b30db4f3941ab335d5e02f744baf1da54`\n- `Linux >= 01e661ebfbad40e6280fb8ec25f2861d39ba4387 < 12876864f9de5fa6f611a30c6c17e405a773bf0a`\n- `Linux >= 01e661ebfbad40e6280fb8ec25f2861d39ba4387 < b9e100815f4b55e9ccaf6af9a3aba173eb13d381`\n- `Linux >= 01e661ebfbad40e6280fb8ec25f2861d39ba4387 < 61a55fa24a5d737436018764a647fe5b6cb36371`\n- `Linux >= 01e661ebfbad40e6280fb8ec25f2861d39ba4387 < 6acbbe54215d5f4251593000cff2bf51d6748713`\n- `Linux >= 01e661ebfbad40e6280fb8ec25f2861d39ba4387 < acd7df8d955480a6f6e5bb809da67b1500cc3cf4`\n- `Linux 5.0`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"midnight","depthScore":54,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":53.9,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}