CVE-2026-23414

EUVD-2026-18195
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

tls: Purge async_hold in tls_decrypt_async_wait()

The async_hold queue pins encrypted input skbs while
the AEAD engine references their scatterlist data. Once
tls_decrypt_async_wait() returns, every AEAD operation
has completed and the engine no longer references those
skbs, so they can be freed unconditionally.

A subsequent patch adds batch async decryption to
tls_sw_read_sock(), introducing a new call site that
must drain pending AEAD operations and release held
skbs. Move __skb_queue_purge(&ctx->async_hold) into
tls_decrypt_async_wait() so the purge is centralized
and every caller -- recvmsg's drain path, the -EBUSY
fallback in tls_do_decryption(), and the new read_sock
batch path -- releases held skbs on synchronization
without each site managing the purge independently.

This fixes a leak when tls_strp_msg_hold() fails part-way through,
after having added some cloned skbs to the async_hold
queue. tls_decrypt_sg() will then call tls_decrypt_async_wait() to
process all pending decrypts, and drop back to synchronous mode, but
tls_sw_recvmsg() only flushes the async_hold queue when one record has
been processed in "fully-async" mode, which may not be the case here.

[pabeni@redhat.com: added leak comment]
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTPrimary
7.5 HIGH
NETWORK
LOW
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 14%
Affected Products (NVD)
VendorProductVersion
linuxlinux_kernel
6.1.158 ≤
𝑥
< 6.1.168
linuxlinux_kernel
6.6.114 ≤
𝑥
< 6.6.131
linuxlinux_kernel
6.12.55 ≤
𝑥
< 6.12.80
linuxlinux_kernel
6.17.5 ≤
𝑥
< 6.18
linuxlinux_kernel
6.18.1 ≤
𝑥
< 6.18.21
linuxlinux_kernel
6.19 ≤
𝑥
< 6.19.11
linuxlinux_kernel
6.18
linuxlinux_kernel
7.0:rc1
linuxlinux_kernel
7.0:rc2
linuxlinux_kernel
7.0:rc3
linuxlinux_kernel
7.0:rc4
linuxlinux_kernel
7.0:rc5
linuxlinux_kernel
7.0:rc6
linuxlinux_kernel
7.0:rc7
𝑥
= Vulnerable software versions
Debian logo
Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
linux
bookworm
6.1.170-3
fixed
bookworm (security)
6.1.176-1
fixed
bullseye
5.10.223-1
fixed
bullseye (security)
5.10.259-1
fixed
forky
7.0.13-1
fixed
sid
7.1.3-1
fixed
trixie
6.12.86-1
fixed
trixie (security)
6.12.95-1
fixed
linux-6.1
bullseye (security)
6.1.176-1~deb11u1
fixed
openSUSE logo
openSUSE / SLES Releases
openSUSE Product
Release
kernel-64kb
suse enterprise desktop 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
fixed
kernel-default
suse enterprise desktop 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
fixed
kernel-default-base
suse enterprise desktop 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.53.37.1.150700.17.25.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.53.37.1.150700.17.25.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.53.37.1.150700.17.25.1
fixed
kernel-obs-build
suse enterprise desktop 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
fixed
kernel-source
suse enterprise desktop 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
fixed
kernel-zfcpdump
suse enterprise desktop 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
fixed
Amazon Linux logo
Amazon Linux Releases
Amazon Package
Release
bpftool
Amazon Linux 2023
1:6.1.168-202.320.amzn2023
fixed
bpftool-debuginfo
Amazon Linux 2023
1:6.1.168-202.320.amzn2023
fixed
bpftool6.12
Amazon Linux 2023
1:6.12.80-105.147.amzn2023
fixed
bpftool6.12-debuginfo
Amazon Linux 2023
1:6.12.80-105.147.amzn2023
fixed
bpftool6.18
Amazon Linux 2023
1:6.18.25-52.107.amzn2023
fixed
bpftool6.18-debuginfo
Amazon Linux 2023
1:6.18.25-52.107.amzn2023
fixed
kernel
Amazon Linux 2023
1:6.1.168-202.320.amzn2023
fixed
kernel-debuginfo
Amazon Linux 2023
1:6.1.168-202.320.amzn2023
fixed
kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64
Amazon Linux 2023
1:6.1.168-202.320.amzn2023
fixed
kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64
Amazon Linux 2023
1:6.1.168-202.320.amzn2023
fixed
kernel-devel
Amazon Linux 2023
1:6.1.168-202.320.amzn2023
fixed
kernel-headers
Amazon Linux 2023
1:6.1.168-202.320.amzn2023
fixed
kernel-libbpf
Amazon Linux 2023
1:6.1.168-202.320.amzn2023
fixed
kernel-libbpf-debuginfo
Amazon Linux 2023
1:6.1.168-202.320.amzn2023
fixed
kernel-libbpf-devel
Amazon Linux 2023
1:6.1.168-202.320.amzn2023
fixed
kernel-libbpf-static
Amazon Linux 2023
1:6.1.168-202.320.amzn2023
fixed
kernel-livepatch-6.1.168-202.320
Amazon Linux 2023
1:1.0-0.amzn2023
fixed
kernel-livepatch-6.12.80-105.147
Amazon Linux 2023
1:1.0-0.amzn2023
fixed
kernel-livepatch-6.18.25-52.107
Amazon Linux 2023
1:1.0-0.amzn2023
fixed
kernel-modules-extra
Amazon Linux 2023
1:6.1.168-202.320.amzn2023
fixed
kernel-modules-extra-common
Amazon Linux 2023
1:6.1.168-202.320.amzn2023
fixed
kernel-tools
Amazon Linux 2023
1:6.1.168-202.320.amzn2023
fixed
kernel-tools-debuginfo
Amazon Linux 2023
1:6.1.168-202.320.amzn2023
fixed
kernel-tools-devel
Amazon Linux 2023
1:6.1.168-202.320.amzn2023
fixed
kernel6.12
Amazon Linux 2023
1:6.12.80-105.147.amzn2023
fixed
kernel6.12-debuginfo
Amazon Linux 2023
1:6.12.80-105.147.amzn2023
fixed
kernel6.12-debuginfo-common-aarch64
Amazon Linux 2023
1:6.12.80-105.147.amzn2023
fixed
kernel6.12-debuginfo-common-x86_64
Amazon Linux 2023
1:6.12.80-105.147.amzn2023
fixed
kernel6.12-devel
Amazon Linux 2023
1:6.12.80-105.147.amzn2023
fixed
kernel6.12-headers
Amazon Linux 2023
1:6.12.80-105.147.amzn2023
fixed
kernel6.12-libbpf
Amazon Linux 2023
1:6.12.80-105.147.amzn2023
fixed
kernel6.12-libbpf-debuginfo
Amazon Linux 2023
1:6.12.80-105.147.amzn2023
fixed
kernel6.12-libbpf-devel
Amazon Linux 2023
1:6.12.80-105.147.amzn2023
fixed
kernel6.12-libbpf-static
Amazon Linux 2023
1:6.12.80-105.147.amzn2023
fixed
kernel6.12-modules-extra
Amazon Linux 2023
1:6.12.80-105.147.amzn2023
fixed
kernel6.12-modules-extra-common
Amazon Linux 2023
1:6.12.80-105.147.amzn2023
fixed
kernel6.12-tools
Amazon Linux 2023
1:6.12.80-105.147.amzn2023
fixed
kernel6.12-tools-debuginfo
Amazon Linux 2023
1:6.12.80-105.147.amzn2023
fixed
kernel6.12-tools-devel
Amazon Linux 2023
1:6.12.80-105.147.amzn2023
fixed
kernel6.18
Amazon Linux 2023
1:6.18.25-52.107.amzn2023
fixed
kernel6.18-debuginfo
Amazon Linux 2023
1:6.18.25-52.107.amzn2023
fixed
kernel6.18-debuginfo-common-aarch64
Amazon Linux 2023
1:6.18.25-52.107.amzn2023
fixed
kernel6.18-debuginfo-common-x86_64
Amazon Linux 2023
1:6.18.25-52.107.amzn2023
fixed
kernel6.18-devel
Amazon Linux 2023
1:6.18.25-52.107.amzn2023
fixed
kernel6.18-headers
Amazon Linux 2023
1:6.18.25-52.107.amzn2023
fixed
kernel6.18-modules-extra
Amazon Linux 2023
1:6.18.25-52.107.amzn2023
fixed
kernel6.18-modules-extra-common
Amazon Linux 2023
1:6.18.25-52.107.amzn2023
fixed
kernel6.18-tools
Amazon Linux 2023
1:6.18.25-52.107.amzn2023
fixed
kernel6.18-tools-debuginfo
Amazon Linux 2023
1:6.18.25-52.107.amzn2023
fixed
kernel6.18-tools-devel
Amazon Linux 2023
1:6.18.25-52.107.amzn2023
fixed
perf
Amazon Linux 2023
1:6.1.168-202.320.amzn2023
fixed
perf-debuginfo
Amazon Linux 2023
1:6.1.168-202.320.amzn2023
fixed
perf6.12
Amazon Linux 2023
1:6.12.80-105.147.amzn2023
fixed
perf6.12-debuginfo
Amazon Linux 2023
1:6.12.80-105.147.amzn2023
fixed
perf6.18
Amazon Linux 2023
1:6.18.25-52.107.amzn2023
fixed
perf6.18-debuginfo
Amazon Linux 2023
1:6.18.25-52.107.amzn2023
fixed
python3-perf
Amazon Linux 2023
1:6.1.168-202.320.amzn2023
fixed
python3-perf-debuginfo
Amazon Linux 2023
1:6.1.168-202.320.amzn2023
fixed
python3-perf6.12
Amazon Linux 2023
1:6.12.80-105.147.amzn2023
fixed
python3-perf6.12-debuginfo
Amazon Linux 2023
1:6.12.80-105.147.amzn2023
fixed
python3-perf6.18
Amazon Linux 2023
1:6.18.25-52.107.amzn2023
fixed
python3-perf6.18-debuginfo
Amazon Linux 2023
1:6.18.25-52.107.amzn2023
fixed
Azure Linux logo
Azure Linux Releases
Azure Package
Release
kernel
Azure Linux 3.0
0:6.6.134.1-2.azl3
fixed