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CVE-2026-74434
rxrpc: Don't move a peeked OOB message onto the pending queue
Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: rxrpc: Don't move a peeked OOB message onto the pending queue rxrpc_recvmsg_oob() takes a received oob message off recvmsg_oobq and, if a response is needed, moves it onto the pending_oobq tree. However, only the unlink from recvmsg_oobq is guarded by MSG_PEEK; the move onto pending_oobq always runs. As a result, reading a challenge with MSG_PEEK leaves the skb on recvmsg_oobq while also adding it to pending_oobq. Since struct sk_buff's rbnode shares storage with its next and prev pointers, rb_insert_color() overwrites the list linkage, and the skb, which holds a single reference, becomes reachable from both queues at once. When the socket is closed both queues are drained in turn. While draining recvmsg_oobq, __skb_unlink() follows the next and prev pointers that rbnode has overwritten and writes to a bad address. Also, as the skb holds a single reference but is freed from each queue, both the skb and the connection reference it holds are released twice. This leads to memory corruption and to a use-after-free caused by the connection refcount underflow. MSG_PEEK does not consume the message from the queue, so only unlink it from recvmsg_oobq and then move it onto pending_oobq or free it when the message is actually consumed.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 15, 2026, 6:22 a.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 15, 2026, 6:22 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No

Source :

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Affected Products

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Solution
Address memory corruption by properly managing message queues and reference counts.
  • Unlink messages only when consumed.
  • Move messages to pending queue or free them.
  • Ensure single reference for messages.
  • Apply kernel updates to resolve vulnerability.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5801cff7d5d7b4e9d877dfb627b23eb63167f02c
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5f470cc883416fea6d3bce18ef96bf91dd49ffc3
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9ada3931beb37068fcb725b34b0398457009f343
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  • New CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

    Aug. 15, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Affected [{'repo': 'https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git', 'vendor': 'Linux', 'product': 'Linux', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '5800b1cf3fd8ccab752a101865be1e76dac33142', 'lessThan': '9ada3931beb37068fcb725b34b0398457009f343', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '5800b1cf3fd8ccab752a101865be1e76dac33142', 'lessThan': '5f470cc883416fea6d3bce18ef96bf91dd49ffc3', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '5800b1cf3fd8ccab752a101865be1e76dac33142', 'lessThan': '5801cff7d5d7b4e9d877dfb627b23eb63167f02c', 'versionType': 'git'}], 'programFiles': ['net/rxrpc/recvmsg.c'], 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'repo': 'https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git', 'vendor': 'Linux', 'product': 'Linux', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '6.16'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '0', 'lessThan': '6.16', 'versionType': 'semver'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '6.18.40', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '6.18.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '7.1.5', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '7.1.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '7.2-rc1', 'versionType': 'original_commit_for_fix', 'lessThanOrEqual': '*'}], 'programFiles': ['net/rxrpc/recvmsg.c'], 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}]
    Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: rxrpc: Don't move a peeked OOB message onto the pending queue rxrpc_recvmsg_oob() takes a received oob message off recvmsg_oobq and, if a response is needed, moves it onto the pending_oobq tree. However, only the unlink from recvmsg_oobq is guarded by MSG_PEEK; the move onto pending_oobq always runs. As a result, reading a challenge with MSG_PEEK leaves the skb on recvmsg_oobq while also adding it to pending_oobq. Since struct sk_buff's rbnode shares storage with its next and prev pointers, rb_insert_color() overwrites the list linkage, and the skb, which holds a single reference, becomes reachable from both queues at once. When the socket is closed both queues are drained in turn. While draining recvmsg_oobq, __skb_unlink() follows the next and prev pointers that rbnode has overwritten and writes to a bad address. Also, as the skb holds a single reference but is freed from each queue, both the skb and the connection reference it holds are released twice. This leads to memory corruption and to a use-after-free caused by the connection refcount underflow. MSG_PEEK does not consume the message from the queue, so only unlink it from recvmsg_oobq and then move it onto pending_oobq or free it when the message is actually consumed.
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5801cff7d5d7b4e9d877dfb627b23eb63167f02c
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5f470cc883416fea6d3bce18ef96bf91dd49ffc3
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9ada3931beb37068fcb725b34b0398457009f343
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