Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
tcp: fix use-after-free of retransmit_skb_hint in tcp_send_synack()
When tcp_send_synack() replaces the cloned SYN skb at the head of the
retransmit queue with a copy, it frees the original with
tcp_rtx_queue_unlink_and_free() and only repairs tp->highest_sack.
tp->retransmit_skb_hint keeps pointing at the freed
skbuff_fclone_cache object.
The dangling hint is read in tcp_verify_retransmit_hint() and used as
the root of the rbtree walk in tcp_xmit_retransmit_queue(). An
unprivileged TFO client (sendmsg(MSG_FASTOPEN)) can arm the hint with
an attacker-supplied ICMP fragmentation-needed message, after which a
simultaneous open frees the armed SYN skb:
BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in tcp_mark_skb_lost (net/ipv4/tcp_input.c:1316)
Read of size 4 at addr ffff88800604d928 by task swapper/1/0
Call Trace:
tcp_mark_skb_lost (net/ipv4/tcp_input.c:1316)
tcp_simple_retransmit (net/ipv4/tcp_input.c:3158)
tcp_v4_err (net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c:587)
Sync the hint to the copy.
tcp: fix use-after-free of retransmit_skb_hint in tcp_send_synack()
When tcp_send_synack() replaces the cloned SYN skb at the head of the
retransmit queue with a copy, it frees the original with
tcp_rtx_queue_unlink_and_free() and only repairs tp->highest_sack.
tp->retransmit_skb_hint keeps pointing at the freed
skbuff_fclone_cache object.
The dangling hint is read in tcp_verify_retransmit_hint() and used as
the root of the rbtree walk in tcp_xmit_retransmit_queue(). An
unprivileged TFO client (sendmsg(MSG_FASTOPEN)) can arm the hint with
an attacker-supplied ICMP fragmentation-needed message, after which a
simultaneous open frees the armed SYN skb:
BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in tcp_mark_skb_lost (net/ipv4/tcp_input.c:1316)
Read of size 4 at addr ffff88800604d928 by task swapper/1/0
Call Trace:
tcp_mark_skb_lost (net/ipv4/tcp_input.c:1316)
tcp_simple_retransmit (net/ipv4/tcp_input.c:3158)
tcp_v4_err (net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c:587)
Sync the hint to the copy.
Published:
2026-10-07
Score:
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EPSS:
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KEV:
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Impact:
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Action:
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Analysis
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History
Wed, 07 Oct 2026 13:15:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tcp: fix use-after-free of retransmit_skb_hint in tcp_send_synack() When tcp_send_synack() replaces the cloned SYN skb at the head of the retransmit queue with a copy, it frees the original with tcp_rtx_queue_unlink_and_free() and only repairs tp->highest_sack. tp->retransmit_skb_hint keeps pointing at the freed skbuff_fclone_cache object. The dangling hint is read in tcp_verify_retransmit_hint() and used as the root of the rbtree walk in tcp_xmit_retransmit_queue(). An unprivileged TFO client (sendmsg(MSG_FASTOPEN)) can arm the hint with an attacker-supplied ICMP fragmentation-needed message, after which a simultaneous open frees the armed SYN skb: BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in tcp_mark_skb_lost (net/ipv4/tcp_input.c:1316) Read of size 4 at addr ffff88800604d928 by task swapper/1/0 Call Trace: tcp_mark_skb_lost (net/ipv4/tcp_input.c:1316) tcp_simple_retransmit (net/ipv4/tcp_input.c:3158) tcp_v4_err (net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c:587) Sync the hint to the copy. | |
| Title | tcp: fix use-after-free of retransmit_skb_hint in tcp_send_synack() | |
| First Time appeared |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-10-07T13:01:48.600Z
Reserved: 2026-09-25T10:25:14.345Z
Link: CVE-2026-98374
Vulnrichment
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NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2026-10-07T13:17:23.023
Modified: 2026-10-07T13:17:23.023
Link: CVE-2026-98374
Redhat
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OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2026-10-07T15:00:06Z
Weaknesses
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