CVE-2026-80521

EUVD-2026-66587
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

af_unix: Unlink scc_entry in unix_del_edge().

Kyle Zeng reported that GC could free a dead SCC partially.

The scenario is as follows:

   1) Create two SCCs:

       X -.   A <-> B
       ^--'

   2) Run the following concurrently:

      2-1) send() sk-B to sk-B from sk-X
      2-2) close() both A and B

At 2-1), there is a small window where unix_add_edges()
publishes a new edge (B <-> B) to GC but its skb is not queued
by skb_queue_tail().

If 2-2) completes before skb_queue_tail() and GC is triggered,
it judges A <-> B as dead, but B is not freed because GC cannot
collect the not-yet-queued skb holding the B <-> B edge.

       X -.   A <-> B -. This edge is visible
       ^--'         ^..'  but skb is not

This itself is not a problem since the next GC run will judge
B as dead as well and free it finally.

       X -.   A <.> B -.
       ^--'         ^--'

However, X's SCC forces the next GC to call unix_walk_scc_fast(),
and it iterates over A through B's scc_entry.

Let's unlink scc_entry before freeing the vertex in unix_del_edge().
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTPrimary
7.8 HIGH
LOCAL
LOW
LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Awaiting analysis
This vulnerability is currently awaiting analysis.
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 2.07%
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