CVE-2026-431989.8CriticalCWE-821

CVE-2026-43198: tcp: fix potential race in tcp_v6_syn_recv_sock()

Linux

Vendor fix available · Affected: Linux · Exploitation: unlikely (under 1%)

Not in CyberSIXT coverage yet: no article names this CVE. This page shows the public record.

0.3%probability of exploitation in the next 30 days

22nd percentile

050100

Higher than 22% of scored CVEs

9.8CriticalCVSS 3.1

LowMediumHighCrit.

DescriptionCVE.org

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tcp: fix potential race in tcp_v6_syn_recv_sock() Code in tcp_v6_syn_recv_sock() after the call to tcp_v4_syn_recv_sock() is done too late. After tcp_v4_syn_recv_sock(), the child socket is already visible from TCP ehash table and other cpus might use it. Since newinet->pinet6 is still pointing to the listener ipv6_pinfo bad things can happen as syzbot found. Move the problematic code in tcp_v6_mapped_child_init() and call this new helper from tcp_v4_syn_recv_sock() before the ehash insertion. This allows the removal of one tcp_sync_mss(), since tcp_v4_syn_recv_sock() will call it with the correct context.

Affected products2

From the CVE record. A product or version that is not listed is unknown, not unaffected.

Linux · LinuxVersions not stated
Linux · Linux2.6.12

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Exploitation: Unlikely (under 1%). EPSS under 1%, or no score yet.
CISA KEV: Not listed
Public check: No public nuclei template
Weakness: Incorrect Synchronization · Race Conditions
Vendor: Linux
Published: May 2026
Band: Unlikely (under 1%), May 2026

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References

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